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Desperate Measures

Barbet Schroeder
USA
Synopsis
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor desperately seeks a bone marrow donor for his leukemia-suffering son. The only available candidate is Peter McCabe, a dangerous prisoner doing time for several murders. Although McCabe accepts to donate his marrow in exchange for certain privileges in jail, he does a bunk when the operation is about to be performed.
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Screenplay
David Klass
Photography
Luciano Tovoli
Edition
Lee Percy
Music
Trevor Jones
Cast
Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Joseph Cross, Marcia Gay Harden, Brian Cox
Running Time
100 m.
Country
USA
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