The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
Directed by Tim Pope

Action / Fantasy / Thriller / Crime

Film Synopsis

When Los Angeles mechanic Ashe Corven and his 8-year-old son Danny witness a gangland killing, they are murdered in their turn by the drugs baron Judah Earl.  Ashe and Danny return in Sarah's dreams.  One night, Sarah is visited by a crow, which she follows to a harbour where she watches in amazement as Ashe returns from the dead.  It seems that Ashe has been brought back to the land of the living for one reason: to take his revenge against those who killed him and his son...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Tim Pope
  • Script: David S. Goyer, James O'Barr (book)
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Yves Escoffier
  • Music: Graeme Revell
  • Cast: Vincent Perez (Ashe Corven), Mia Kirshner (Sarah), Richard Brooks (Judah Earl), Iggy Pop (Curve), Thomas Jane (Nemo), Vincent Castellanos (Spider Monkey), Thuy Trang (Kali), Eric Acosta (Danny), Ian Dury (Noah), Tracey Ellis (Sybil), Beverley Mitchell (Grace), Aaron Thell Smith (Tattoo Customer), Alan Gelfant (Bassett), Shelly Desai (Hindu), Holley Chant (Holly Daze), Kerry Rossall (Zeke), Reynaldo Duran (Priest), Danny Verduzco (Boy in Church), Maria Julia Moran (Old Lady in Church), Chino Moreno (Himself)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 84 min

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