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Slayground is a British film of genre Thriller released in USA on 27 january 1984 with Peter Coyote
Slayground (1983)
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Add to a movie listSlayground is a 1983 British crime thriller film directed by Terry Bedford. Starring Peter Coyote, Mel Smith and Billie Whitelaw, the film is adapted from Slayground, the 14th Parker novel (although the main character has been renamed to "Stone" in this adaptation), written by Donald Westlake under the name Richard Stark.
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À la suite d'un braquage ayant mal tourné, des bandits prennent la fuite et se retrouvent avec un contrat sur leurs têtes.Actors
Peter Coyote
(Stone)
Mel Smith
(Terry Abbatt)
Billie Whitelaw
(Madge)
Kelli Maroney
(Jolene)
Marie Masters
(Joni)
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