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Assault on Precinct 13

1976·91 min

Assault on Precinct 13

Directed by John Carpenter

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A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

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Ethan Bishop

Napoleon Wilson

Leigh

Lawson

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J. Stein Kaplan

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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) is about a highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

Who directed Assault on Precinct 13?

John Carpenter directed Assault on Precinct 13 (1976).

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