The Man Who Stole the Sun

The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979 · 147 min · ★ 7.3 · Crime, Thriller, Drama

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.

Directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa · Written by Leonard Schrader

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