Ignition

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Ignition

"He thought he was protecting her life. Instead he was saving the world."

2002

1h 39m

4.4(18 votes)

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Drama

Thriller

Overview

A web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Bill Pullman

Conor Gallagher

Lena Olin

Faith Mattis

Colm Feore

Gen. Joel MacAteer

Peter Kent

Major Brunson

Barbara Eve Harris

Lt. Kayla Rayne

Nicholas Lea

Peter Scanlon

Hrothgar Mathews

Sgt. Douglas Penabad

Roger Dunn

Agent Debakker

Ben Immanuel

Agent Webber

John Kapelos

Conor's Lawyer

Creative team

Directed by: Yves Simoneau
Written by: William Davies
Produced by: Thomas Hedman
Lisa Richardson

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