Act of Piracy

Jul 7, 1988

1h 41m

★ 3.3

There is no place to escape his revenge... especially at sea

Overview

A large motor yacht becomes the focal point in this action tale when a group of mercenaries decide to capture the vessel. The original owner, who was delivering it to Sydney, Australia, is believed dead but is in fact very much alive, and determined to recover the yacht...

Genres

Action

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Toron Screen Corporation

Act of Piracy Trailers

Cast

Ted Andrews

Gary Busey

Sandy Andrews

Belinda Bauer

Jack Wilcox

Ray Sharkey

Laura Warner

Nancy Mulford

Sean Stevens

Arnold Vosloo

Dennis

Dennis Casey Park

Herb Bunting

Ken Gampu

Philip O'Connor

Anthony Fridjhon

Tracey Andrews

Candice Hillebrand

Mark Andrews

Mathew Stewardson

Maria

Nadia Bilchik

Agent Johnson

Joe Stewardson

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