Above the Law (1988)

99 min · Martial-Arts, Super Hero, Thriller, action film, crime film, martial arts film

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Directors

Andrew Davis

Cast

Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Sharon Stone, Ron Dean, Daniel Faraldo

The story

Nicolo "Nico" Toscani is an expert martial artist, who is recruited by the CIA during the Vietnam War. While serving in covert operations on the Vietnamese-Cambodian border, he became disgusted with agent Kurt Zagon, who tortured prisoners. A stand-off occurs when Toscani tries to stop him, and he leaves the CIA.

Catalogue themes and tags

1969, 1980s, Anschlag, CIA, Cervical Dislocation, Chicago, Cops, Corruption, Death by Explosion, Drogenboß, Enquiry, Explosive, Folter, Martial Arts, Messe, Nicaragua, Police, Prediger, Recruit, Vietnam, japan, senator, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Action, Martial Arts Film, Chinese Movies

Genres

Martial-Arts, Super Hero, Thriller, action film, crime film, martial arts film

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