Sep 01, 2019
140 min
Full-HD

In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)

The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.

Category

Documentary Action

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

CreatorVC

Stuart Ashen

Self

James Bruner

Self

Boaz Davidson

Self

Steven E. de Souza

Self

Bill Duke

Self

Sam Firstenberg

Self

Jenette Goldstein

Self

Matthias Hues

Self

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