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15/04/1992 Action, Thriller, Crime 1h 48m
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There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.

Overview

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

  1. Bill Duke

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Laurence Fishburne

    Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull

  2. Jeff Goldblum

    David Jason

  3. Victoria Dillard

    Betty McCutcheon

  4. Gregory Sierra

    Felix Barbosa

  5. Clarence Williams III

    Taft

  6. René Assa

    Guzman

  7. Alex Colon

    Molto

  8. Roger Guenveur Smith

    Eddie

  9. Sydney Lassick

    Gopher

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-08-15
Two Masks.

Deep Cover is directed by Bill Duke and written by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean. It stars Larry Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Charles Martin Smith, Victoria Dillard and Gregory Sierra. Music is by Michel Colombier and cinematography by Bojan Bazelli.

Traumatised as a youngster by the death of his junkie father, Russell Stevens (Fishburne) becomes a police officer. Passing an interview with DEA Agent Gerald Carver (Smith), Stevens goes undercover to bust a major drug gang that has links to high places. But the closer he gets in with the targets, the deeper he gets involved - emoti...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$8,000,000.00

Revenue
$16,600,000.00

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