WUSA (film)

WUSA
Promotional film poster
Directed byStuart Rosenberg
Screenplay byRobert Stone
Based onA Hall of Mirrors
by Robert Stone
Produced byPaul Newman
John Foreman
StarringPaul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Anthony Perkins
Pat Hingle
Don Gordon
Michael Anderson, Jr.
Bruce Cabot
Cloris Leachman
Moses Gunn
Laurence Harvey
CinematographyRichard Moore
Edited byBob Wyman
Music byLalo Schifrin
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 19, 1970 (1970-08-19)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

WUSA is a 1970 American drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony Perkins, and co-starring Laurence Harvey, Cloris Leachman and Wayne Rogers. It was written by Robert Stone, based on his 1967 novel A Hall of Mirrors. The story involves a radio station in New Orleans with the eponymous call sign that is apparently involved in a right-wing conspiracy. It culminates with a riot and stampede at a patriotic pep rally when an assassin on a catwalk opens fire.