Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
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Directors
Jeff Kanew
Cast
Kirk Douglas, John Schneider, Lee Purcell, Leah Ayres
The story
The film opens with Eddie Macon escaping from prison. The first half of the film then relates the backstory through a series of flashbacks. Eddie is a man that has relocated from Florida to Texas in order to better provide for his wife Chris and their young son Bobby, who suffers from a blood disorder.
Genres
Action, action film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
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