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The Crime Lords

The Crime Lords

19915.81h 31m

Overview

Two ex-cops find themselves alone in their fight against the largest crime syndicate in the world - the Crime Lords. The action takes us from the streets of Los Angeles to the back alleys of Hong Kong in this buddy movie.

Directed by Wayne Crawford
Written by Rand Ravich, Gregory Small
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Top Cast

Wayne Crawford

Wayne Crawford

Elmo LaGrange

Martin Hewitt

Martin Hewitt

Peter Russo

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Susan Byun

Jennifer Monahan

James Hong

James Hong

Ling

Peter Terry

Peter Terry

Ted Le Plat

Ted Le Plat

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Sharon Malujlo

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Frank Notaro

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Mel Castelo

Michael Morrison

Michael Morrison

Chief Inspector David Thornberry

Themes & Keywords

los angeles, californialapdcrime syndicate

About The Crime Lords

The Crime Lords is a action, crime film released in 1991 exploring themes of los angeles, california, lapd, crime syndicate. Directed by Wayne Crawford, it stars Wayne Crawford, Martin Hewitt, Susan Byun. Two ex-cops find themselves alone in their fight against the largest crime syndicate in the world - the Crime Lords. The action takes us from the streets of Los Angeles to the back alleys of Hong Kong in this buddy movie.

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