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April 1979 (USA)
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Forgettable, muddled thriller.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sophia Loren | ... | Adele Tasca | |
| James Coburn | ... | Jerry Fanon / Eddie | |
| O.J. Simpson | ... | Catlett | |
| Eli Wallach | ... | Sal Hyman | |
| Anthony Franciosa | ... | The doctor Charles Félix | |
| George Grizzard | ... | Leo Gelhorn | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Frank Hull | |
| Fred Stuthman | ... | Halpin | |
| Richard Caldicot | ... | Calman | |
| Frank Singuineau | ... | Manley Reckford | |
| George Touliatos | ... | Stegner | |
| Hank Garrett | ... | Oscar | |
| Conrad Roberts | ... | Lestor | |
| Billy Barty | ... | Dominic Carbone | |
| Jake LaMotta | ... | Nickel Sam |
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104 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1979) |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:15 (video rating)
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Charles Bronson was considered the role which eventually went to 'James Coburn'. Rumors had it that the producers had refused to write in a role for Jill Ireland.
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Referenced in The Exterminator (1980)
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The Theme from Firepower
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Forgettable time-waster, without purpose or meaning. It proves that even a few wild car chases and large-scale explosions can't sustain a desperately uninteresting and uninvolving story. The large cast is largely underused. (*1/2)