Street of No Return (1989)
Directed by Samuel Fuller

Action / Drama / Crime / Thriller
aka: Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return

Film Synopsis

Michael was one of the most successful singers of his time when he met the beautiful Célia.  Unfortunately, she happened to be the mistress of the gangster boss Eddie, who tooks his revenge by smashing his larynx, thus ending his career.  Today, he is nothing more than a wreck of a man, a tramp.  However, when Eddie is implicated in the murder of a cop, Michael finally has a chance to take his revenge...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Samuel Fuller
  • Script: Jacques Bral, Samuel Fuller, David Goodis (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Pierre-William Glenn
  • Music: Karl-Heinz Schäfer
  • Cast: Keith Carradine (Michael), Valentina Vargas (Celia), Bill Duke (Lieutenant Borel), Andréa Ferréol (Rhoda), Bernard Fresson (Morin), Marc de Jonge (Eddie), Rebecca Potok (Bertha), Jacques Martial (Gerard), Sérgio Godinho (Pernoy), António Rosário (Meathead), Dominique Hulin (Dablin), Gordon Heath (Black Bum), Joe Abdo (White Bum), Trevor A. Stephens (Lambert), Filipe Ferrer (Gauvreau), Jeremy Boultbee (Doctor), Guilherme Filipe (Patrol Officer), Pedro Rosa Nunes (Patrol Officer), Christa Lang (Nurse), Samantha Fuller (Young Fan)
  • Country: France / Portugal
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Aka: Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return

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