The Young Americans
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Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1993-10-08
Runtime: 103 mins
Director: Danny Cannon
Writer: David Hilton, Danny Cannon
Spoken language: English
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Original title: The Young Americans
Production Companies: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Harvey Keitel
Iain Glen
John Wood
Terence Rigby
Keith Allen
Craig Kelly
Thandiwe Newton
Viggo Mortensen
Dave Duffy
Geoffrey McGivern
Nigel Clauzel
Huggy Leaver
Dig Wayne
Christopher Adamson
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