Top billed cast

1. 

   Gene Hackman

   Tucker

2. 

   Candice Bergen

   Ellie

3. 

   Richard Widmark

   Tagge

4. 

   Mickey Rooney

   Spiventa

5. 

   Edward Albert

   Pine

6. 

   Eli Wallach

   Gen. Reser

7. 

   Ken Swofford

   Warden Ditcher

8. 

   Neva Patterson

   Gaddis

9. 

   Jay Novello

   Capt. Ruiz

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Reviews

A review by tmdb76622195

Written by tmdb76622195 on 2020-09-16

Gene Hackman infamously took the lead role in this leaden political thriller for the paycheck, turning down such unseen arthouse fare as "Jaws," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and "Apocalypse Now."

Hackman is Tucker, a Vietnam veteran serving time in San Quentin with his cellmate and buddy Spiventa (Mickey Rooney, gunning for a Supporting Actor Oscar nod that he did not get). Tucker is approached by the mysterious Tagge (Richard Widmark), who offers to spring Tucker out of jail if he will simply follow a few orders, and eventually kill a man in cold blood. Tucker's first concern is for ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• vietnam veteran
• husband wife relationship
• secret organization
• coercion
• political assassination
• set up
• prison break
• exploding helicopter
• elite sniper
• convicted murderer
• forced to kill
• prison release
• murdered wife
• forced to commit a crime