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Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures (1998)

Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery | United States

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Alibi | Saturday, 2 November 2019 | 23:00

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Rating: 6.1/10

User rating: 8.2/10
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SYNOPSIS

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch: the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.

Actors

Writer: David Klass

Producer: Jeffrey Chernov, Gary Foster

RUNTIME: 100 min

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