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Cruising

Cruising

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Cruising

"Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer."

1980

1h 42m

6.6(658 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

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Jerry Weintraub Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Steve Burns

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Capt. Edelson

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Nancy Gates

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

Stuart Richards

Don Scardino

Don Scardino

Ted Bailey

Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell

Patrolman DiSimone

Jay Acovone

Jay Acovone

Skip Lee

Gene Davis

Gene Davis

DaVinci

Randy Jurgensen

Randy Jurgensen

Det. Lefransky

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

Dr. Rifkin

Creative team

Directed by: William Friedkin
Written by: William Friedkin
Produced by: Jerry Weintraub

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