Love & rage. Gold. Passion's way. Legend of Sea Wolf. Blade. Wild ride. Last man standing. Black fist. Master touch. High risk. Kill cruise. Great St. Louis bank robbery. Death sentence. Con games. Eliminator. Airborne. Tunnel vision. Men with guns.
Notes:
Love & rage: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. Gold: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. Passion's way: Originally produced for television in 1997. Legend of Sea Wolf: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978. Blade: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. The wild ride: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1960. Last man standing: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. Black fist: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. The master touch: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972. High risk: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981. Kill cruise: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. The great St. Louis bank robbery: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Death sentence: Originally produced for television in 1974. Con games: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. The eliminator: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. Airborne: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. Tunnel vision: Originally produced for television in 2013. Men with guns: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997. Love & rage: Greta Scacchi, Daniel Craig, Stephen Dillane. Gold: Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland. Passion's way: Sela Ward, Timothy Dalton, Alicia Witt. Legend of Sea Wolf: Chuck Connors, Giuseppe Pambieri, Barbara Bach. Blade: John Marley, Jon Cypher, Kathryn Walker. The wild ride: Jack Nicholson, Georgiana Carter, Robert Bean. Last man standing: Jeff Wincott, Jillian McWhirter, Jonathan Fuller. Black fist: Richard Lawson, Philip Michael Thomas, Annazette Chase. The master touch: Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma, Florinda Bolkan. High risk: James Brolin, Cleavon Little, Bruce Davison. Kill cruise: Jurgen Prochnow, Elizabeth Hurley, Patsy Kensit. The great St. Louis bank robbery: Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke. Death sentence: Nick Nolte, Cloris Leachman, Laurence Luckinbill. Con games: Eric Roberts, Tommy Lee Thomas, Martin Kove. The eliminator: Michael Rooker, Bas Rutten, Marco Ruas. Airborne: Sean Bean, Steve Guttenberg, Kim Coates. Tunnel vision: Cristos, Ion Overman, Courtney Geigle. Men with guns: Donal Logue, Gregory Sporleder, Callum Keith Rennie.
Contents:
[Disc 1]. Love & rage (101 min.) -- Legend of Sea Wolf (90 min.) -- Passion's way (93 min.) -- Gold (120 min.). [Disc 2]. Blade (79 min.) -- Last man standing (96 min.) -- The wild ride (56 min.) -- Black fist (94 min.). [Disc 3]. High risk (94 min.) -- The master touch (96 min.) -- The great St. Louis bank robbery (85 min. -- Death sentence (74 min.). [Disc 4]. Con games (92 min.) -- The eliminator (90 min.) -- Airborne (94 min.) -- Tunnel vision (82 min.) -- Men with guns (90 min.).
Summary:
Some men fight crime, while others engage in it! These 18 action-packed films bring together thrilling stories from both sides of the law. It's all here with heists, hustles and cases to solve. Get your adrenaline fix as these men take action! Love & rage: Daniel Craig stars as a manipulative revolutionary whose charming ways turn vicious while courting the female owner of a large estate. Gold: Hurry Hirschfeld is a crotchety but caring gold tycoon who owns the country's largest mine and falls victim to a cold-blooded plot. Passion's way: A woman's romantic interest in a former flame is rekindled, until she discovers he's had an affair with her nanny. So the game begins, as the two women engage in well-mannered accusations and innuendo-filled conversations with him left in the middle. Legend of sea wolf: A tyrannical sea captain torments his crew unmercifully in this Jack London adaptation. Blade: Detective Tommy Blade is on the twisted trail of a brutal serial killer. The wild ride: Johnny Varron is the fast-living leader of a California gang. When his buddy turns his back on their rowdy lifestyle for his girlfriend, Varron becomes dangerously bitter. Last man standing: An honest cop takes on the dangerous job of exposing his corrupt colleagues who have been stealing crime scene cash. Black fist: A Los Angeles street fighter evens the score with a gangster and a corrupt cop. The master touch: Wallace is an aging thief past his prime who wants to pull off one final robbery at the safe of all safes. High risk: Overworked and underpaid at their nine-to-fives, a quartet of world-be thieves attempt to plan the perfect crime. Kill cruise: A washed-up mariner agrees to sail two seductive, young women from Gibraltar to Barbados. The great St. Louis bank robbery: George Fowler and a gang of thieves devise what they think will be the perfect robbery until their carefully-laid plans go severely awry. Death sentence: When a woman is selected for jury duty in a murder trial, she slowly begins to realize that the man who stands accused is innocent and the killer is someone she knows very well. Con games: An undercover inmate discovers the twisted crimes of a deranged guard and must fight for his life when his cover is blown. The eliminator: Dakota Varley enters a boat race to cover his debts. But instead of becoming a big winner, he becomes a contestant in a lethal game. Airborne: When an elite Mach One team leader is accused of being a double agent, he must clear his name and apprehend the mastermind behind the sabotage. Tunnel vision: Gabriel's wife and son have been murdered, and when the jury fails to convict the killer, this vengeful father must seek out his own justice. Men with guns: Best friends Eddie Goldman and Richard Lucas are small-time hustlers who unexpectedly land in a set-up.
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