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The Young Americans
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The Young Americans

Oct 8, 1993
1h 43m
★ 5.7

No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse.

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller
Drama
Crime

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Working Title Films

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Cast

Harvey Keitel

John Harris

Harvey Keitel

Iain Glen

Edward Foster

Iain Glen

John Wood

Richard Donnelly

John Wood

Terence Rigby

Sidney Callow

Terence Rigby

Keith Allen

Jack Doyle

Keith Allen

Craig Kelly

Christian O'Neill

Craig Kelly

Thandiwe Newton

Rachael Stevens

Thandiwe Newton

Viggo Mortensen

Carl Frazer

Viggo Mortensen

Dave Duffy

Louis Carnegie

Dave Duffy

Geoffrey McGivern

Brian Carver

Geoffrey McGivern

Nigel Clauzel

Lionel Stevens

Nigel Clauzel

Huggy Leaver

Mark Byrne

Huggy Leaver

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