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Chasing Ghosts is a american film of genre Thriller released in USA on 14 march 2006 with Michael Madsen
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
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NYPD Detective Kevin Harrison (Michael Madsen), a cop who used to be on the take from mobster Marcos Alfiri (Gary Busey), has since turned good. Harrison is close to retirement when the son (James Duval) of a big-time gangster is killed; and no evidence is left behind. Together with his partner Cole (Corey Large), Harrison goes into the deep of the New York mob world, focused on finding his killer.Actors
Michael Madsen
(Kevin Harrison)
Shannyn Sossamon
(Taylor Spencer)
Gary Busey
(Marcos Alfiri)
Meat Loaf
(Richard Valbruno)
Michael Rooker
(Mark Spencer)
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