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The Hunted The Hunted
The Hunted and The French Connection
The French Connection (Country: US; Year: 1971; Director: William Friedkin; Writer: Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore, Howard Hawks, Edward M. Keyes; Stars: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, André Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Benny Marino, Patrick McDermott)
An unorthodox cop and his partner are hot on the tail of a heroin shipment.
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The Hunted (Country: US; Year: 2003; Director: William Friedkin; Writer: David Griffiths, Peter Griffiths, Art Monterastelli; Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielson, Leslie Stefanson, John Finn, Jose Zuniga, Ron Canada, Mark Pellegrino)
A trained US army killer is tracked in American wilderness by his former teacher.
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To Live And Die in LA (Director: William Friedkin; Stars: William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro)
Secret Service agents trying to convict a counterfeiter resort to illegal methods. An action-packed thriller with Willem Dafoe countering the machismo of the federal agents with sardonic charm.
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