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Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean Connery stars as TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.
Wrong Is Right (1982) is a comedy and drama film directed by Richard Brooks, released on April 16, 1982 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad and Katharine Ross. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 62 ratings.
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Sean Connery
as Patrick Hale
George Grizzard
as President Lockwood
Robert Conrad
as General Wombat
Katharine Ross
as Sally Blake
G.D. Spradlin
as Philindros
John Saxon
as Homer Hubbard
Henry Silva
as Rafeeq
Leslie Nielsen
as Mallory
Robert Webber
as Harvey
Rosalind Cash
as Mrs. Ford
Hardy Krüger
as Helmut Unger
Dean Stockwell
as Hacker
Directed by Richard Brooks, written by Richard Brooks and Charles McCarry, produced by Richard Brooks.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 62 ratings.
Political satire and Bond adjacent. Sean was riding high on post-Bond era, and he puts it to use with his character of Hale in this movie. The story isn't more ludicrous than anything that Bond ever did, and is in fact more grounded because it involves multiple nations all scheming against one another for their own ends, rather than as a uniform specter of an enemy. It is fantastically cast and while it is an…
Reviewed on June 30, 2026
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The main cast of Wrong Is Right (1982) includes Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross and G.D. Spradlin. The film was directed by Richard Brooks. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Wrong Is Right was released on April 16, 1982 and runs for 1h 57m.
Wrong Is Right (1982) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 62 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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