Direct action (film)

Movie
German title	Direct action
Original title	Direct action
Country of production	USA , Canada
original language	English
Publishing year	2004
length	90 minutes / 92 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16 / FSK 18
Rod
Director	Sidney J. Furie
script	Sidney J. Furie, Greg Mellott
music	Adam Nordén
camera	Curtis Petersen
cut	Saul Pincus , Nick Rotundo
occupation
Dolph Lundgren : Frank Gannon Polly Shannon : Billie Ross Walter Alza : Espinoza Donald Burda : Bryant Larry Day : Phil Conrad Dunn : Captain Stone Rothaford Gray : Ed Grimes Joseph Griffin : Carter Alex Karzis : Agent Bill

Direct Action is an American action film with Dolph Lundgren in the lead role.

action

Police veteran Frank Gannon plans to quit his job with the Direct Action Task Force of the Los Angeles Police Department after many years . He's one last night with an inexperienced colleague Billie Ross. He observes how corrupt colleagues negotiate with Afghan drug dealers . Then he decides to take action against police corruption and to testify before a corruption committee. When his colleagues realize that they cannot change his mind, they try to murder him during his last shift before the appointment with the corruption committee.

criticism

"A thriller tailor-made for the aging action star Dolph Lundgren, who gets by with car chases."

- Lexicon of international film

background

The film was released in an FSK-18 version and an FSK-16 version shortened by 2:10 minutes. The film received mostly bad reviews, its rating in the IMDb in April 2008 was 4.8 (out of 10).

Web links

• Direct Action in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Direct action in the online film database
• Comparison of the cut versions FSK 16 - No youth approval by Direct Action at Schnittberichte.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Direct Action. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .