The Presidio (1988)

97 min · Military Film, Political Thriller, action film, buddy cop film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film

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Directors

Peter Hyams

Cast

Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden, Mark Blum, Dana Gladstone, Jenette Goldstein, Marvin J. McIntyre

The story

At the Presidio Army base in San Francisco, US Military Police soldier Patti Jean Lynch is shot dead while investigating a break-in and two San Francisco Police Department officers are killed in the getaway. Jay Austin, an SFPD Detective and an ex-Military Police soldier, is sent to investigate. He clashes with Lieutenant Colonel Alan Caldwell, the base provost marshal.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, Base, Enquiry, Golden Gate Bridge, Konkurent, Kontrahenten, Military Service, Militär, Murder of Police Man, Prozess, San Francisco, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Military Film, Political Thriller, action film, buddy cop film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film

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