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Firestorm is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Dean Semler, A.C.S., A.S.C. released in USA on 8 january 1998 with Scott Glenn
Firestorm (1998)
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Add to a movie listFirestorm is a 1998 action thriller film directed by Dean Semler, and starring Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe and Suzy Amis.
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The plot involves a group of Wyoming State convicts who stage an escape with the help of an arsonist on the outside who sets fire in the forest for the prisoners to be taken there to help firemen, giving the prisoners chance to escape. The story begins when Alexander Earl Shaye (William Forsythe), who had stolen 37 million dollars four years previously and hidden it in the Wyoming forest, escapes from prison with five other convicts to retrieve the money.Actors
Scott Glenn
(Wynt Perkins)
William Forsythe
(Randall Shaye)
Suzy Amis
(Jennifer)
Garwin Sanford
(Pete)
Sebastian Spence
(Cowboy)
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