NEW MAJOR FEATURE FILM, "THE DAWN-BREAKERS," STRIKES A NERVE Dear friends: A hungry, growing popular demand is headed for you. Not to worry. You can now get ready for anything. THE DAWN-BREAKERS is here. The magnificent treatment and technical quality that a tremendous story deserves, will be assured by selections of creative talent. We have good reason to believe that top talent will be available to perform in this production. Photography could take place in studios and on location in lands just north of Iran which were previously Persian territory. Possibly the first, definitely the most controversial, American film to be shot on location in these locations in recent memory. PRODUCTION BUDGET: $8,000,000. Reflects reduced cash costs at the locations selected, and due to joint ventures and payments deferred against revenue. This budget may be increased before production to cover certain applicable rates of talent payment. SCRIPT BREAKDOWN, PRODUCTION BOARD & SCHEDULE: Complete. 10 weeks preparation, 15 weeks shooting and 15 weeks wrap. RUNNING TIME: Abridged theatrical feature release, 160 minutes. TV miniseries option, 4 episodes of 50 minutes each. GENRE ELEMENTS: Fast-paced action-adventure. Suspense thriller. "Provokes tears." A true story. Provocative, "too hot to handle." Special effects feature the most astounding true events ever filmed. It had to happen somewhere. Then it did ... in Iran. Copyright (c) 1988-2009 James J Keene