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directed by

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and starring

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as a deputy United States Marshal who gets caught up in politics when he is hired to solve the assassination of a

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n ambassador. There are two versions released for this film: the international cut running 104 minutes, and the shorter cut running 89 minutes, released in the U.S. and France. The movie was filmed mainly in the Czech Republic, in Prague.

Plot

A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.

Cast

as U.S. Marshal Michael Dane *

Maruschka Detmers Maruschka Detmers (born 16 December 1962, Schoonebeek) is a Dutch actress. She moved to France as a teenager after finishing school, where she captured the attention of director Jean-Luc Godard. In 1983, she made her dramatic debut under Godard' ...

as Simone Rosset *

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as Marta *

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as Dick Powell *

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as Alex Reed *

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as Alberto Torena *Pablo Scola as Belgado *Petr Drozda as Marcus *Roslav Walter as Police Captain *Pavel Vokoun as Henchman *Martin Hub as Henchman *Jiri Kraus as Cab Driver * Guilio Kukurugya as Cuban Ambassador *Enid Rose as Mistress

Production

Filming

The story was initially set in France but was changed to the Czech Republic.

References

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* * * 1995 films 1995 action thriller films 1990s crime action films 1995 crime thriller films American action thriller films American crime thriller films American crime action films English-language Czech films Czech action thriller films Czech crime thriller films English-language French films French crime action films French action thriller films French crime thriller films American independent films Films shot in the Czech Republic Films scored by Stefano Mainetti Films with screenplays by Billy Ray 1990s English-language films Films directed by Ted Kotcheff 1990s American films 1990s French films {{crime-thriller-film-stub