Hangfire (1991)
Overview
When a large group of escaped convicts take Ike Slayton, a Vietnam veteran's wife hostage, Slayton enlists the help of his old army friend in a furious search to find her, while a hard-nosed National Guardsman leads a platoon of solders determined to kill or capture all the convicts, even if it means killing all the hostages in the crossfire.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.782 |
Directed By
Peter Maris
Crew
Peter Maris
Gerald B. Wolfe
Gino Mifsud
Mark Morris
Mike Broz
Brad Krevoy
Steven Stabler
Ann Narus
M. Cevin Cathell
Randy Pope
Randy Pope
Lexxie Wentzel
Brian D. Jeffries
Alexander Renskoff
Tom Koel
Jennifer Marchese
Stephen Greenberg
Harold Evans
William Shaw
D.J. Harder
Mark Spath
Julie Crane
Peter Maris
Troy Myers
Eric A. Lewy
Erik Stabenau
TOP CAST
Brad Davis
Sheriff Ike Slayton
Ken Foree
Billy
Kim Delaney
Maria Montoya Slayton
Lee de Broux
Kuttner
Jan-Michael Vincent
Colonel Johnson
James Tolkan
Patch
George Kennedy
Warden Barles
Yaphet Kotto
Police Lieutenant
Lou Ferrigno
Smitty
Blake Conway
Captain
Lyle Alzado
Albert
Peter Lupus
Sgt. Conlan
Nancy Schuster
Nancy
Grant Cramer
Snake
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