To Live and Die in L.A.

Theatrical - Wide 1985-11-01

Cast William Petersen Willem Dafoe John Pankow Debra Feuer
Directed by William Friedkin
Written by William Friedkin Gerald Petievich

Genres: Action Thriller

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6/10

Synopsis

In Los Angeles, the secret agent Richard Chance loses his partner and friend Jim Hart in an investigation of counterfeit, two days before the retirement of Jim. The agent John Vukovich is assigned to work with Chance, who is obsessed to... See more capture Eric ‘Rick’ Masters, the criminal responsible for the death of Jim. Chance risks his partner and his own career, trying to arrest Rick.

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