Blood of the Innocent (1994)

Name: Blood of the Innocent
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1994-01-01
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Thomas Ian Griffith, Artur Żmijewski, Bozena Szymanska, Jerzy Karaszkiewicz, Cezary Poks

Blood of the Innocent (1994), directed by Bob Misiorowski, starring Thomas Ian Griffith and Artur Żmijewski.

01/01/1994 BR Action and Thriller 1h 30m

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A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. When he finds out they belong to the local outfit of the Russian mob, he takes on the outfit's boss, as well as Dr. Lem, who handles illegal organ trade for the mob.

Yossi WeinCinematography
Bob MisiorowskiDirector
Alain JakubowiczEditing
Anatoly FradisProducer

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Blood of the Innocent (also released on VHS as Beyond Forgiveness or in Poland as Anioł śmierci (The Angel of Death)) is a 1994 American-Polish direct-to-video film directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Thomas Ian Griffith, John Rhys-Davies, Rutger Hauer, Artur Żmijewski and Bożena Szymańska. The film premiere on Showtime on December 10, 1994.

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Premise

A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. He soon discovers that his brother was killed by the Russian mafia, who are killing local peasants and selling their organs on the black market.

Cast

Thomas Ian Griffith as Detective Frank Wusharsky

John Rhys-Davies as Captain Shmuda

Rutger Hauer as Dr. Lem

Artur Żmijewski as Detective Marty Wusharsky

Bożena Szymańska as Patty

Aleksander Wysocki as "Scarface"

Jan Prochyra as Zelepukhin

Jerry Flynn as FBI Agent Reed

Marcin Szpil as Sasha

Ilona Kucińska as Sasha's Mother

Dominika Ostałowska as Sonia

Andrzej Zieliński as Bielski

Stanisław Brejdygant as Morsztyn

Joanna Trzepiecińska as Anna

Hanna Dunowska as Dr. Lem's Assistant

Jerzy Karaszkiewicz as Stan, The Bartender

Leon Niemczyk as Polish Priest

Witold Dębicki as Polish Bakery Owner

Reception

Website Moria.co gave the film two stars and concluded: "Beyond Forgiveness is routine in most regards, although has some occasional points that make it interesting watching. One of these is that it the filmmakers have actually gone on location and shot in Poland. The shooting around the various castles and markets adds something picturesque and undeniably different to the standard American locations. Misiorowski at least gives a passably credibility to the situation. The plot is not great but the culture clash aspect is effectively conveyed."

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Blood of the Innocent at IMDb

Blood of the Innocent at Rotten Tomatoes

Blood of the Innocent at Moviefone

Blood of the Innocent at Moria.co

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Trivia

It premiered on January 1, 1994, a Saturday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosAction Films, Millennium Media, Republic Pictures, Showtime Networks
CountriesUnited States, Poland
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Yossi Wein Cinematography
Bob Misiorowski Director
Alain Jakubowicz Editing
Anatoly Fradis Producer
Vladimir Horunzhy Original music
Anatoly Niman Story
Charlie Cohen Screenplay

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What is Blood of the Innocent about?

Blood of the Innocent: A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. When he finds out they belong to the local outfit of the Russian mob, he takes on the outfit's boss, as well as Dr. Lem, who handles illegal organ trade for the mob.

Who directed Blood of the Innocent?

Blood of the Innocent was directed by Bob Misiorowski in 1994.

Who stars in Blood of the Innocent?

The cast of Blood of the Innocent includes Thomas Ian Griffith, Artur Żmijewski, Bozena Szymanska, Jerzy Karaszkiewicz and Cezary Poks.

How long is Blood of the Innocent?

Blood of the Innocent runs for 90 minutes, or 1h30.