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1985 • 1h 56min • R • Action, Thriller, Crime

To Live and Die in L.A.

"A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode."

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

IMDb 7.3

RT 85%

MC 81

Director

William Friedkin

Writers

Gerald Petievich

William Friedkin

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William Petersen

Richard Chance

Willem Dafoe

Rick Masters

John Pankow

John Vukovich

Debra Feuer

Bianca Torres

John Turturro

Carl Cody

Dean Stockwell

Bob Grimes

Darlanne Fluegel

Ruth Lanier

Michael Greene

Jim Hart

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William Petersen Richard Chance

Willem Dafoe Rick Masters

John Pankow John Vukovich

Debra Feuer Bianca Torres

John Turturro Carl Cody

Dean Stockwell Bob Grimes

Darlanne Fluegel Ruth Lanier

Michael Greene Jim Hart

Steve James Jeff Rice

Robert Downey Sr. Thomas Bateman

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