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film starring Bo Svenson and

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, produced and directed by Bob Clark.The New York Times
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Plot

Vincent Karbone (

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) is a leading construction magnate in

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and a suspected leader of one of the city's most notorious Mafia gangs. Several of his thugs are on trial and the key witness is Michael, a mild-mannered

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instructor with a wife and kids. Karbone will stop at nothing to keep the muscles of his organization out of prison, including striking at Michael's family to keep him from testifying. The instructor Michael McBain ( Bo Svenson) witnesses a murder, but he offers to testify against the thugs working for construction manager Vincent Karbone. Despite being placed in the

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, Michael and his large extended family are soon targeted by Vincent's men. Though some of Vincent's goons are sent to

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, the attacks against Michael continue. With the police unable to help, he is forced to turn to violent measures to protect himself. The

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is bent on revenge against this man who testified against them. There is no getaway so he is forced to take extreme measures.

Cast

* Bo Svenson as Michael McBain *

as Frank Sirrianni *

as Vincent Karbone *

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as Diana McBain *

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as Helen McBain * Stephen Young as Peter Stratas *

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as Damoni

References

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* * 1976 films 1970s action films 20th Century Fox films Films directed by Bob Clark Films about the American Mafia 1976 crime drama films American crime drama films English-language Canadian films Canadian crime drama films Films set in Philadelphia Films with screenplays by Stanley Mann 1970s English-language films 1970s American films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub