TOP Hollywood director John Landis and four associates were cleared of death charges after a film set tragedy.

They were found not guilty on charges of involuntary manslaughters in connection with the 1982 accident on the set of the 'Twilight Zone' which killed US actor Vic Morrow and two children.

The three were killed after a helicopter crashed into them when they were filming a Vietnam War scene.

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