Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

7.4	Listal rating
7.4	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Carpenter

Starring (View all)

Ethan Bishop

Napoleon Wilson

Leigh

Lawson

Wells

Starker

Julie

Ice Cream Man

Written by

John Carpenter

(written by)

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Grand Assault

5 years, 3 months ago at Feb 11 11:13

The Flagship

2 votes

Not to be confused with the abysmal and unnecessary remake of the same name, this film actually achieves in creating a thrilling atmosphere of suspense and terror. With hardly any dialogue and very little explanation, all you need to know is that the streets are littered with criminal gangs who are armed, remorseless and extremely violent.

When these gangs unite and descend on an u... read more

Brilliant action thriller

3 years, 10 months ago at Jul 5 5:38

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"There are no heroes anymore, Bishop. Just men who follow orders."

Director John Carpenter is distinguished for classic genre-defining films such as The Thing and Halloween. It's little known that in 1976 Carpenter directed Assault on Precinct 13: this taut, fast-paced, thoroughly riveting low-budget action film. The aptitude of Carpenter's film is the way he cleverly takes inspirat... read more

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Description: Police ambush and kill several gang members in Los Angeles. Gang members make a pact of blood to strike back at police, and conduct a siege on the police station which is almost abandoned and due to be closed. Staff of the closing precinct and the criminals being held there while in transit must work together to fight off the attackin ... (more)

Release date : 5 November 1976
UPC: 014381416121

Action (15), Thriller (10), Drama (9), Siege (9), 1976 (7), Crime (5), Gangs (5), Survival (5), Cops (5), 1970s (5), John Carpenter (4), Gang Warfare (4), Violence (4), Gunfights (4), Mystery (4), (3), Awesome Soundtrack (3), Shoot-out (3), Dark (3), Independent Film (1)

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"February 26 When I heard about that this was one of John Carpenter's earlier efforts (Before Halloween) I had to see this one. When I watched it was better than I expected. Another movie that has a pointless remake."

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"Points: 2 Voters : moviewatcher122, ethereal_tard Notes: After years, I finally found a dvd of this flick but afterwards, I discovered it was a French dubbed version (with no original version with French subtitles...). I'm inconsolable..."