Movie: The Young Americans

Top 10 Billed Cast

Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel

John Harris

Iain Glen
Iain Glen

Edward Foster

John Wood
John Wood

Richard Donnelly

Terence Rigby
Terence Rigby

Sidney Callow

Keith Allen
Keith Allen

Jack Doyle

Craig Kelly
Craig Kelly

Christian O'Neill

Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton

Rachael Stevens

Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen

Carl Frazer

Dave Duffy
Dave Duffy

Louis Carnegie

Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey McGivern

Brian Carver

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1993-10-08

  • Average

    5.689

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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