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Freefall is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Irvin released in USA on 1 january 1994 with Eric Roberts
Freefall (1994)
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Add to a movie listFreefall is a 1994 action film starring Eric Roberts, Jeff Fahey and Pamela Gidley. It is directed by John Irvin, written and produced by David Zito and Les Weldon.
The story tells about undercover INTERPOL agent Grant Orion (Roberts), who, after recently being falsely accused of a crime, attempts to prove his innocence to wildlife photographer Katy Mazur (Gidley) while rescuing her from an assassin organisation led by her fiancé Dex Dellum (Fahey).
Originally intended for a theatrical release, the movie was released straight to VHS in the United States by Vidmark Entertainment and in Canada that same year by Cineplex Odeon. In 2002, Platinum Disc released a DVD of the film.
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