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Defiance (1980) -- An out-of work merchant seaman single-handedly tames a powerful street gang ("The Souls") that has been terrorizing his neighborhood on New York City's Lower East Side
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5.9/10   324 votes
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Director:
John Flynn
Writers:
Thomas Michael Donnelly (screenplay)
Thomas Michael Donnelly (story)
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Release Date:
14 March 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
There comes a time when we have to stand up and be counted. This is the story of one man who did.
Plot:
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls... more | add synopsis
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Gritty street drama. more (16 total)

Cast

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Jan-Michael Vincent ... Tommy
Theresa Saldana ... Marsha

Danny Aiello ... Carmine

Rudy Ramos ... Angel Cruz
Lenny Montana ... Whacko

Art Carney ... Abe
Santos Morales ... Paolo
Frank Pesce ... Herbie
Don Blakely ... Abbie
James Victor ... Father Rivera
Randy Hermann ... Tito (as Randy Herman)
Lee Fraser ... Bandana
Joseph Campanella ... Karenski (as Joe Campanella)
Fernando López ... Kid (as Fernando Lopez)

Alberto Vazquez ... Slag (as Alberto Vázquez)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
France:U | West Germany:16 | Norway:16 (1981) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG
Company:
Necta more

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Continuity: After Tom Gamble is mugged by The Souls in the station bathroom, one of them walks by Angel Cruz twice. more

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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Gritty street drama., 4 November 2003
Author: Captain_Couth (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA

Defiance is one of those films that you can find once in awhile on cable TV at some odd hour. Jan-Michael Vincent portrays a merchant marine who makes his home in a rundown tenament that's undersiege by a local street gang. Highly enjoyable film with a depressing aura of realism. Many of the films stars are veterans of this genre. Sadly, this film has been over looked for years and it's deserves a release in the future on DVD. The movie has the markings of a cult classic.

Highly recommended if you can find it.

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