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Busting

What this film exposes about undercover vice cops can't be seen on your television set.

Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results.

19741h 32mRCrime, Drama, Action, Thriller

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About Busting

Directors
Peter Hyams
Cast
Elliott Gould, Robert Blake, Allen Garfield, Antonio Fargas, Michael Lerner, Sid Haig
Genres
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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