Quick Facts
DirectorWilliam Friedkin
Runtime1h 56m · R
GenresAction · Crime · Thriller
Release1985-11-01
Film
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985· R· 1h 56m· Action· Crime· Thriller
“A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode.”
In William Friedkin’s tense thriller, U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance, played with volatile intensity by William Sadélec, descends into vigilantism after his partner’s murder by counterfeit kingpin Eric Masters. Friedkin’s unflinching lens captures the moral ambiguity of a man pushed beyond the bounds of duty, weaving a dark tale of obsession and retribution set against the neon-lit underbelly of Los Angeles.
1985-11-01
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Key Crew
DirectorWilliam Friedkin
ScreenplayGerald Petievich
ProducerIrving H. Levin
Director of PhotographyRobby Müller
Original Music ComposerJack Hues
EditorM. Scott Smith
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1985-11-01
Runtime1h 56m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosSLM Production Group · New Century Productions · United Artists
Budget$6M
Box office$17M
LanguagesArabic · English · Spanish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.1/10 · 804 votes
Original languageen
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