Previously released as motion pictures or made-for-television movies. Featuring: Denzel Washington, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ving Rhames, Robert Urich, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Dennis Hopper, Peter Coyote, Traci Lords.
Contents:
License to kill (96 min. : 1984) -- Malevolent (95 min. : 2002) -- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct : Lightning (89 min. : 1995) -- Spenser : Ceremony (91 min. : 1993) -- Cry, the beloved country (106 min. : 1995) -- Fresh (114 min. : 1994) -- Road ends (96 min. : 1997) -- Ice (90 min. : 1994)
Summary:
License to kill: A grieving family and their young lawyer struggle to overcome the opposing counsel's devious tactics in a drunk-driving case. Malevolent: A maverick cop under routine investigation for a job-related shooting finds himself being set up as the prime suspect in a killing spree. Ed McBain's 87th Precinct : Lightning: The detectives of the 87th precinct investigate the murders of several female collegiate runners. Spenser : Ceremony: Spenser and his partner, Hawk, hunt down a 16-year-old girl caught up in a prostitution ring. Cry, the beloved country: In the wake of a tragic killing two fathers form an unlikely union that could heal a nation. Fresh: Trapped in a dangerous life on the streets, Fresh defies the odds by staying one move ahead of the local criminals. Road ends: An innkeeper and a sheriff unknowingly harbor a drug kingpin on the run. Ice: When her husband is murdered and her score of diamonds stolen, a female thief stages a one-woman assault on the mob.
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