film "16 Blocks"

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"16 Blocks" is a 2006 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis as a weary NYPD detective tasked with escorting a key witness, played by Mos Def, across Manhattan while corrupt cops try to stop them.

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instanceOf action thriller film
film
cinematographyBy Glen MacPherson
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director Richard Donner
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
distributorRegion North America – Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy Steve Mirkovich
filmingLocation New York City
Toronto
genre action film
thriller film
hasPoliceForceDepicted New York City Police Department
hasTagline For a New York cop and his witness, the distance between life and death just got very short.
hasTheme moral choices
police corruption
redemption
leadCharacterOccupation police detective
mainCharacter Eddie Bunker
Frank Nugent
linked to: Frank S. Nugent

Jack Mosley
medium theatrical film
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Klaus Badelt
narrativeFocus real-time style chase across Manhattan
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A weary NYPD detective must escort a key witness 16 blocks through Manhattan while corrupt cops try to kill them.
portrayedBy Eddie Bunker – Mos Def
linked to: Mos Def

Frank Nugent – David Morse
Jack Mosley – Bruce Willis
linked to: Jack Mosley
producer Avi Lerner
John Thompson
Randall Emmett
productionCompany Emmett/Furla Films
Millennium Films
releaseDate 2006-03-03
releaseYear 2006
runtime approximately 105 minutes
screenwriter Richard Wenk
setInPeriod contemporary era
setting Manhattan
starring Bruce Willis
Casey Sander
David Morse
Jenna Stern
Mos Def

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Mos Def notableWork film "16 Blocks"
subject linked to: Dante Beze