Das Gesetz der Gewalt (1992)
In den Straßen von Los Angeles herrscht die nackte Gewalt. Allein 1991 wurden in den USA schätzungsweise 3000 Menschen Opfer von Bandenkriegen. Weiße, Schwarze, Italiener, Latinos - wer das Leben nur von der Schattenseite kennt, der sucht sein Heil in Straßengangs. Einer Ihrer Anführer ist der Mexikaner Santana. Fast sein ganzes Leben hat er im Gefängnis verbracht, wo er nun Bilanz zieht. Vergewaltigung, Mord und offene Bandenkriege sind an der Tagesordnung in einem Kampf, der keine Sieger kennt...
Der Regisseur:
Edward James Olmos
Die Autor:
Floyd Mutrux, Desmond Nakano.
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Edward James Olmos as Montoya Santana |
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William Forsythe as J.D. |
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Pepe Serna as Mundo |
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Panchito Gómez as Young Montoya Santana |
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Steve Wilcox as Young J.D. |
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Danny De La Paz as Puppet |
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Sal Lopez as Pedro Santana |
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Dyana Ortelli as Yolanda |
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William Smith as Deacon |
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Evelina Fernández as Julie |
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as El Japo |
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Daniel Villarreal as Little Puppet |
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Daniel A. Haro as Huero |
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Vira Montes as Esperanza Santana |
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Richard Coca as Young Mundo |
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Roberto Martín Márquez as Acha |
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Joe Aubel as Tattoo Artist |
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Rob Garrett as Zoot Riot Bystander |
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Lance August as Young Sailor |
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Cody Glenn as Older Sailor |
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Don Pugsley as Police Officer |
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Albert Joe Medina Jr. as Street Mechanic |
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Alex Solís as Street Mechanic |
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Raymond Amezquita as Abuelito |
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Javier Castellanos as Hazard Kid |
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Richard Lee-Sung as Restaurant Owner |
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Eric Close as Juvie Hall Attacker |
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Christian Klemash as Blond Kid in Yard |
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Brian Holechek as Juvie Officer |
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Rigoberto Jimenez as Big Happy |
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Domingo Ambriz as Pie Face |
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Ron Thompson as Junkie |
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Glenn Shelton as Visiting Room Guard |
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Scott Johnstad as Visiting Room Guard |
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Abraham Verduzco as Paulito - Age 7 |
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Grace Morley as JD's Friend |
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Vic Trevino as Cheetah |
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Robby Robinson as Drug Thief |
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Paul Bollen as Doc |
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Guillermo Pérez as Willie-Vato |
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Robert Chavez as Sparky |
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Rafael H. Robledo as El Chucko |
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Modesto M. Sanchez as Mo |
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Dennis Ryan Sacco as Paulito - Age 11 |
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Michael Shaner as Tony Scagnelli, Jr. |
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Tom S. Ventimiglia as Segregation Guard |
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William Fetzer as Processing Guard |
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Thomas Richard Gorman III as Processing Guard |
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George Padilla as Mundo's Attorney |
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Humberto Madrigal as Veneno |
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Jaime Gomez as Eddie |
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Jose Guardado as Samson |
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Jacob Vargas as Paulito - Age 15 |
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Daniel Lujan as Mico - Age 9 |
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Rodney Rincon as Shoe Salesman |
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John Rangel as Neto - Age 15 |
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Robert Pucci as Bodyguard |
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Tony Giorgio as Don Antonio Scagnelli |
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Sabino Villa Lobos as Tin Man |
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Armando Briseno as Chuy |
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Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto as Bam Bam |
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Manny Perry as Arthur J |
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Bennie Moore as Ronnie Little |
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Alex Brown as Eddie Johnson |
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Gerald Lynn Walker as BGF Member |
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William T. Amos as Tank |
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Irma Aurea García as Lourdes |
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Robert Alvarez as Ralphy |
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Ken Medlock as Cop |
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Rolando Molina as Cop |
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Ana Lizarraga as Julie's Mother |
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Steven Cisneros as Chivo |
| Directing | Edward James Olmos | Director |
| Writing | Floyd Mutrux | Screenplay |
| Writing | Desmond Nakano | Screenplay |
| Crew | Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Erik Rondell | Stunts |
| Production | Robert M. Young | Producer |
| Crew | Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Writing | Floyd Mutrux | Story |
| Production | Edward James Olmos | Producer |
| Production | Sean Daniel | Producer |
| Production | Randee Lynne Jensen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Antoinette Levine | Associate Producer |
| Production | Brian E. Frankish | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lou Adler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Floyd Mutrux | Executive Producer |
| Production | Irwin Young | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Claude Gaudette | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dennis Lambert | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard Candib | Editor |
| Editing | Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Production | Bob Morones | Casting |
| Art | Joe Aubel | Production Design |
| Art | Richard Toyon | Art Direction |
| Art | Martin Price | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Vega-Vasquez | Costume Design |
| Crew | Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
| Crew | Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Directing | Brian Ort | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Peewee Piemonte | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Art | Stephen R. Ferry | Swing |
| Production | Brian E. Frankish | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Richard Espinoza | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Brian Whitley | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jeff Mart | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Michael Meinardus | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Steve Bridge | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert M. Young | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Tony Casas | Technical Advisor |
| Camera | Horace Jordan | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Donald E. Thorin Jr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tony Villalobos | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos III | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Helicopter Camera |
| Crew | Maria Varni | Loader |
| Camera | Douglas L. Adam Jr. | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tony Friedkin | Still Photographer |
| Production | Luis Reyes | Publicist |
| Crew | Bob Hoffman | Public Relations |
| Art | Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Lance Lombardo | Leadman |
| Art | Stephanie J. Gordon | Set Designer |
| Art | Darrell L. Wight | Set Designer |
| Art | Dean B. Katz | Set Dresser |
| Art | Matt Hailey | Swing |
| Art | Marc Martin Del Campo | Swing |
| Production | Antoinette Levine | Location Manager |
| Editing | Susan Godfrey | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Pat Suraci | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Paula Suhy | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Julie Dole | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Elizabeth Schmidt | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Dennis Jones | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Martine White | Assistant Location Manager |
| Directing | Cassandra Barrere | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Wingate | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Casey | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willie Perez | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monica Vasquez | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Mendoza | Costume Illustrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Vasquez | Costumer |
| Production | Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner | Production Accountant |
| Production | Shelly Glasser | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Fabiana Arrastia | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Robbie Knott | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | David Scott | Property Master |
| Art | Eugene Freiburger | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Yeaggy | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Abbott | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theo Mayes | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Hugo Cortina | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Mike Amorelli | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Joe Hicks | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Bob Muñoz | Key Grip |
| Camera | T. Sano Kwong | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | David Pauker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Terra Abroms | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | John Stacy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lily Diamond | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Denise Whiting | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Sukey Fontelieu | ADR Editor |
| Sound | William L. Manger | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dale Johnston | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Bell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dan Thomas | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Spence | Sound Editor |
| Sound | James J. Isaacs | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jimmy Ling | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jim Yant | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Gordon | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Clark | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack Woods | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lori Martino | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bill Weinman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dennis Lambert | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Dawn Solér | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Michael Lippman | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Claude Gaudette | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Bruce Frazier | Conductor |
| Sound | George A. Martin | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Andy D'Addario | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | James Bolt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Albert Romero | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Tanya Sharp David | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Karin Roulo | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Greg W. Lowe | ADR Recordist |
| Crew | Randy Peters | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Don Varela | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Sharon Hollis | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Greg Villalva | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Jeff Olan | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Production | Sally Perle | Extras Casting |
| Production | Russell Gray | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Ponce | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Camera | Clarence Tindell | Grip |
| Camera | Brian Holechek | Grip |
| Editing | Brian Ralph | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Sharon McGeeney | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Crew | Joel Kramer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Gerard 'Gus' Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Picerni | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Rogers | Stunts |