Directed by:
William FriedkinScreenplay:
Walon GreenComposer:
Tangerine DreamCast:
Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Joe Spinell, Jacques François, André Falcon, Jean-Luc Bideau, Anne-Marie Deschodt (more)Plots(1)
Roy Scheider lends his intense talent taut action-adventure from director William Friedkin. Set on the edge of a South American jungle, a desperate four-man team, led by Scheider, must transport a volatile cargo of nitroglycerine over 200 miles of treacherous terrain in order to stop a potentially disastrous oil fire. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Roy Scheider
USA
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Jaws (1975)
The Rainmaker (1997)
The French Connection (1971)
Bruno Cremer
France
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Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
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Francisco Rabal
Spain
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History (1986) (TV movie)
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Amidou
Morocco
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Ramon Bieri
USA
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Joe Spinell
USA
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Jacques François
France
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Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
André Falcon
France
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Jean-Luc Bideau
Switzerland
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Anne-Marie Deschodt
France
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Friedrich von Ledebur
Austria-Hungary
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Peter Capell
German Empire
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Karl John
German Empire
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The Longest Day (1962)
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The Mysterious Magician (1964)
Randy Jurgensen
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The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
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Frank Pesce
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Rocky (1976)
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Tom Signorelli
USA
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Gerard Murphy
USA
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Frank Gio
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Serpico (1973)
The Valachi Papers (1972)
Chico Martínez
Best movies:
Wages of Fear (1977)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
The Visitors (1972)