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Blackjack is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by John Woo released in USA on 11 june 1998 with Dolph Lundgren
Blackjack (1998)
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Add to a movie listBlackjack, also known as John Woo’s Blackjack is a 1998 TV action film or more specifically a backdoor pilot (of a proposed TV series shot like a film so that it can be used as a one off if it doesn't get picked up) directed by John Woo. Dolph Lundgren stars as a former US Marshal turned detective and bodyguard who has a phobia of the colour white, that needs to stop an assassin.
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Ancien US Marshal, Jack Devlin est devenu détective. Habitué des situations tendues, il est subitement frappé par une étrange phobie, après avoir empêché l'assassinat de la fille d'un ami : Jack a désormais la peur de la couleur blanche. Engagé comme garde du corps, Jack protéger Cinder James, un top model, tout en tentant de maîtriser sa peur.Actors
Dolph Lundgren
(Jack Devlin)
Kate Vernon
(Dr. Rachel Stein)
Kam Heskin
(Cinder James)
Fred Williamson
(Tim Hastings)
Albert Schultz
(Detective Smythe)
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