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Quick Info

Rating

6.4/10

Release1981

Runtime1h 39m

StatusReleased

Budget$5,000,000

Revenue$19,905,359

Production

Martin Poll Productions

The Production Company

Universal Pictures

Movie

Nighthawks

1981

1h 39m

6.4

Action

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.

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