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Defiance (1980)

Defiance poster
Directed by
John Flynn
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man living in a rough New York neighborhood faces off against a violent street gang. He decides to take a stand and fight back.

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What happens

Defiance is a 1980 American action neo noir crime film directed by John Flynn and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Art Carney, and Theresa Saldana. The film was an early Jerry Bruckheimer production. The film was unsuccessful upon release, both with critics and the public, though it was shown often on cable film channels (such as HBO) in the early 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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