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Book of Swords

Book of Swords

A charmed life can come to a sudden end.

19964.01h 24m

Overview

An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree.

Directed by Peter Allen
Written by A.D. Detrick, Pak Ho-Sung, Peter Allen
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Top Cast

Pak Ho-Sung

Pak Ho-Sung

Lang

Liesl Lombardo

Liesl Lombardo

Beth Howard

R

Richard Divizio

Taz

Taimak

Taimak

Lucky

Shaun Gayle

Shaun Gayle

Apollo

K

Kevin Ula Christie

X-Man

K

Katalin Zamiar

Ninja

Daniel Pesina

Daniel Pesina

Hitman

A

A.D. Detrick

Bartender

A

Alexander Angeles

Communications Officer

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Themes & Keywords

video game

About Book of Swords

Book of Swords is a action, fantasy film released in 1996 exploring themes of video game. Directed by Peter Allen, it stars Pak Ho-Sung, Liesl Lombardo, Richard Divizio. An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree.

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