To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A. is a 1985 American thriller film directed by William Friedkin and based on the novel by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin. The film features William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, and John Pankow, among others. Wang Chung composed and performed the original music soundtrack. The film tells the story of the lengths to which two Secret Service agents go to arrest a counterf... More

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  • Nov 1, 1985

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R (USA)

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  • 1 h 56 min

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  • Leben und sterben in LA

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William Friedkin

William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director. His film, Bug (2006) won the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film...

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  • The director of "The French Connection" is on the streets again!

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  • Dec 2, 2003
  • Nov 1, 1985
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  • 1 h 56 min

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To live and die in L.A

To live and die in L.A is a novel written by Gerald Petievich.

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  • 1,939
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

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