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1981 • 2h 2min • R • Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama

Sharky's Machine

"Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine."

Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.

IMDb 6.3

RT 83%

MC 58

Director

Burt Reynolds

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Gerald Di Pego

William Diehl

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Tom Sharky

Rachel Ward

Domino

Henry Silva

Billy Score

Brian Keith

Papa

Vittorio Gassman

Victor Scorelli

Charles Durning

Lt. Friscoe

Earl Holliman

Donald Hotchkins

Bernie Casey

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Brian Keith Papa

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