''Dead Man Out'' is a 1989 American

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directed by Richard Pearce and written by Ron Hutchinson. The film stars

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, Rubén Blades, Larry Block, Tom Atkins and Samuel L. Jackson. The film premiered on

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on March 12, 1989.

Plot

Cast

as Dr. Alex Marsh * Rubén Blades as Ben * Larry Block as Kleinfeld * Tom Atkins as Berger * Samuel L. Jackson as Calvin Fredricks

Home media

The film was released on VHS by

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under license from

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. However, it never released on DVD or Blu-ray.

References

External links

* 1989 television films 1989 films American crime films 1989 crime films HBO Films films Films directed by Richard Pearce Films scored by Cliff Eidelman 1980s English-language films 1980s American films English-language crime films {{US-tv-film-stub