Once in the Life
Synopsis
Street hustler Mike cooks up a drug rip-off with his estranged half-brother Torch. Simple robbery turns fatal bloodbath, so they hide out in a claustrophobic rat hole waiting for Mike's buddy Tony, who's "out of the life," or so h...
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A crew of 126+ credited
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Edited by Bill PankowShot by Richard TurnerScored by Branford MarsalisDesigned by Charley Beal
Also known as
- Mit aller Härtede
- Compromiso de sangrees
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Cast & Crew
126 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
10Directors
1Writers
1Producers
12C J Follini
Producers
David Bushell
Producer, Producers
Donald C Carter
Producers
Helen Sugland
Producer, Producers
Joseph J Dimartino
Producers
Keith Abell
Producers
Larry Meistrich
Producers
Laurence Fishburne
Producer, Producers
Peter T Dapuzzo
Producers
Ray Angelic
Producers
Steve Carlis
Producers
The Dapuzzo Family
Producers
Other crew
94Alison Benson
Art Department
Bob Arietta
Art Department
Bruce Eric Dunkins
Art Department
Gail Fuller
Art Department
James Bokor Sr
Art Department
Keith Bokor
Art Department
Kenneth Hammer
Art Department
Marcial Garlitos
Art Department
Pamela Berkeley
Art Department
Robert Keller
Art Department
Alan Blagg
Camera and Electrical Department
Angelo Cicero
Camera and Electrical Department
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