The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1998
Desperate Measures
Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his …
The story
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Cast
Michael KeatonPeter McCabe
Andy GarciaFrank Conner
Brian CoxCaptain Jeremiah Cassidy
Marcia Gay HardenDr. Samantha Hawkins
Erik KingNate Oliver
Efrain FigueroaVargas
Joseph CrossMatthew Conner
Janel MoloneySarah Davis
Richard RiehleEd Fayne
Tracey WalterMedical Inmate
Keith DiamondDerrick Wilson
Peter WeireterSWAT Team Commander
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Steve ParkDr. Gosha
Dennis CockrumPelican Bay Head Guard
John C. MeierRains, Cop shot in ER
Norman HowellKellen, Burnt Cop
John RottgerTrimble, Burnt Cop
Donna KeeganDonna, Burning Nurse
Michael Shamus WilesTough Inmate
Scott ColombyPatrol Cop
Steven SchubSWAT in Airduct
Neal MatarazzoCell Guard
Jeff MosleySan Francisco Police
Danny RogersMotorcyclist
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