Defiance Movie Review 1979

A former merchant seaman moves into a tenement in a run-down area of New York City. When a local street gang begins terrorizing the neighborhood, he decides to take a stand. Familiar plotline handled well in this thoughtful film.

Distribution

Vestron Video, c/o Artisan Home Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5502, Phone: (310)449-9200, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gangs, Vigilantes

Screenplay

Tom Donnelly

Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent, Art Carney, Theresa Saldana, Danny Aiello

Director

John Flynn

Music

John Beal, Basil Poledouris

Producer

American International Pictures (A.I.P.)