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The Warriors(Movie, 1979)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 33min | Genres: Action, Thriller
The WarriorsRating: 3.8/5 (with 939939 votes)
The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill. Based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name, the film was theatrically released in the United States on 9 February 1979 by Paramount Pictures. The film centers on a fictitious New York City street gang who must travel 30 miles (48 km), from the north end of the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island in southern Brooklyn, after they are framed for the murder of a respected gang leader. After reports of vandalism and violence, Paramount Pictures temporarily halted their advertising campaign and released theater owners from their obligation to show the film. Despite its initially negative reception, The Warriors has since become a cult film and has been reappraised by film critics. The film has spawned several spinoffs, including video games and a comic book series. In his book about the film, author Sean Egan summarized its appeal: "Whereas the milieu of The Warriors was one normally only depicted in motion pictures as an examination of a social problem, this movie portrayed life from the street gang's point of view. It was an obvious but revolutionary approach that struck a chord with the urban working clas... ()
Movie poster of The Warriors

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German, English
Duration: 1h 32min
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Duration: 1h 33min
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German, English
Duration: 1h 32min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 33min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

About The Warriors

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

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The Warriors (1979) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 1:48)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Sol Yurick ("The Warriors")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 26 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/13/1979 (World premiere: 02/09/1979)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Warriors - Os Selvagens da Noite"
"勇士帮"
"战士联盟帮"
"Los amos de la noche"
"Los amos de la noche (The Warriors)"
"Uoriâzu"
"Los guerreros"
"Воины"
"杀神挽歌"
Budget: 4,000,000 USD
Revenue: 22,490,039 USD (= 562%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:3350, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 03/09/2024