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The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

...some lives cross, others collide.

19956.01h 51m

Overview

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

Directed by Sean Penn
Written by Sean Penn
Produced by Sean Penn, David Hamburger
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Top Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Freddy Gale

David Morse

David Morse

John Booth

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Mary

Robin Wright

Robin Wright

Jojo

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Helen Booth

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Stuart Booth

Priscilla Barnes

Priscilla Barnes

Verna

D

David Baerwald

Peter

Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson

Roger

John Savage

John Savage

Bobby

Themes & Keywords

loss of loved onehit-and-runrevengetragedy

About The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard is a drama, thriller film released in 1995 exploring themes of loss of loved one, hit-and-run, revenge, tragedy. Directed by Sean Penn, it stars Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston. Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

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