Federal Protection

Mar 15, 2002

1h 34m

★ 5.1

Overview

"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify against the mobsters and his life is suddenly worthless - unless he submits to going into federal protection.

Genres

TV Movie

Action

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

City Heat Productions

Chariot Communications

Federal Protection Trailers

Cast

Frank Carbone / Howard Akers

Armand Assante

Leigh Kirkindall

Angela Featherstone

Bootsie Cavander

Dina Meyer

Denny Kirkindall

David Lipper

Sid

Frank Chiesurin

Pasquale 'Patsy' Dilepsi

Tony Calabretta

Joseph Pagnozzi

Mark Camacho

Chong-Sung

Steven P. Park

Marshal Donald Powers

Chip Chuipka

Marshal Chuck Sturdevant

Danny Blanco Hall

Marjorie Watts

Maxim Roy

Teddy

Anatoly Zinoviev

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