

Federal Protection
Genres
Overview
"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify against the mobsters and his life is suddenly worthless - unless he submits to going into federal protection.
Details
Budget
$6000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
2002-03-15
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
5.1
Armand Assante
Frank Carbone / Howard Akers
Angela Featherstone
Leigh Kirkindall
Dina Meyer
Bootsie Cavander
David Lipper
Denny Kirkindall
Frank Chiesurin
Sid
Tony Calabretta
Pasquale 'Patsy' Dilepsi
Mark Camacho
Joseph Pagnozzi
Steven P. Park
Chong-Sung
Chip Chuipka
Marshal Donald Powers
Danny Blanco Hall
Marshal Chuck Sturdevant
Maxim Roy
Marjorie Watts
Anatoly Zinoviev
Teddy
Michael Filipowich
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Carl Alacchi
Gio Brogianto
Maria Bertrand
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