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Acting
Denzel's righteous fury vs. Willis's cold authoritarian turn.
Writing
Lawrence Wright's eerily prescient terrorism script, pre-9/11.
Direction
Zwick's chaotic energy mirroring institutional breakdown.

Director
Edward Zwick
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