Sorcerer

Theatrical - Wide 1977-06-24

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A group of outcasts from different backgrounds and nationalities are forced by misfortune to work in an oil-drilling operation in South America. When fire breaks out of control, four of the outcasts are given the opportunity to earn enough money to... See more get out by transporting six crates of unstable dynamite through miles of jungle in two ancient trucks.

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