Man on a String 1972 DVD Christopher George, William Schallert, Michael Baseleon, Keith Carradine, Joel Grey, Kitty Winn, Paul Hampton and Jack Warden

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Man on a String (1972) Color Approx. 73 min. Shown in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Playable on any standard North American (US, Canada, etc.) DVD player. Starring: Christopher George, William Schallert, Michael Baseleon, Keith Carradine, Joel Grey, Kitty Winn, Paul Hampton, Jack Warden, Barry Russo and James B. Sikking. Written by Ben Maddow. Directed by Joseph Sargent. A government agent, out to destroy a crime ring, finds himself in the middle of a mob war. To bring down a mob boss, the Feds frame a cop (Christopher George) for corruption, then send him to the penitentiary to fight his way into the Mafia’s inner circle. After 18 brutal months behind bars, Lt. Peter King emerges from prison and heads to Ohio, where a gangland war offers him the perfect opportunity to infiltrate the ranks of the trigger-happy Brown Brothers. But his ultimate quarry is their arch rival – the powerful old-time mobster Jake Moniker (Jack Warden) Pitting the two gangs against each other from the inside, the maverick King embarks on a deadly one-man mission to clean up the streets. A taut thriller that bristles with action from start to finish MAN ON A STRING takes you outside the law and into the searing war zone of organized crime! “When you want to win, sometimes you have to play dirty.” Show more