Man on a String

Man on a String

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1972-02-18
Duration:73 min
Director:Joseph Sargent
Actors:Christopher George, William Schallert, Michael Baseleon, Keith Carradine, Joel Grey
Production:Screen Gems Television

Overview:

A government agent, out to destroy a crime ring, finds himself in the middle of a mob war.

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