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Zebra Force (1976)

Zebra Force poster
Original title
The Zebra Force
Directed by
Joe Tornatore
Genre
action film, crime film, vigilante film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of Vietnam War veterans takes on the Los Angeles drug trade and the Mafia. They form a vigilante squad to fight crime outside the law.

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What happens

The Zebra Force (Codename: Zebra, USA title) is a 1976 American film directed by Joe Tornatore. The film is about a group of Vietnam War veterans who declare war on Los Angeles drug dealers and the Mafia. The film is also known as Code Name: Zebra (US) and Commando Zebra (Italy). A sequel by Joe Tornatore with Mike Lane, also named Code Name: Zebra followed in 1987. The websites Letterboxd and The Grindhouse Database list this movie as belonging to the vetsploitation subgenre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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