Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976, USA) is a Crime-Action film directed by John Carpenter.

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Main Details

• Released in 1976
• Color
• Running Time: 91 Min.
• Production Companies: The CKK Corporation, Overseas FilmGroup, Turtle
• Distributors: Turtle Releasing (1976) (USA) (theatrical), Astral Films (Canada) (theatrical), Filmwelt (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Written and Directed by John Carpenter
• Produced by Steve Fine, J. Stein Kaplan, Joseph Kaufman
• Starring: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer
• Original Music by John Carpenter
• Cinematography by Douglas Knapp
• Film Editing by John Carpenter (as John T. Chance)

Plot Summary

• An unlikely partnership between a Highway Patrol Officer, two criminals and a station secretary is formed to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

Also Known As

• Napad na policijsku stanicu 13 (Croatia - DVD title) / Serbia
• A 13. Rendörörs ostroma (Hungary)
• Asalto en la comisaría del distrito 13 (Spain)
• Assalto à 13ª DP (Brazil)
• Assalto à 13.ª Esquadra (Portugal)
• Assault - Anschlag bei Nacht (Germany)
• Assaut (France)
• Atak na posterunek 13 (Poland)
• Attack mot polisstation 13 (Sweden)
• Attack på polisstation 13 (Sweden)
• Distretto 13: le brigate della morte (Italy)
• Das Ende (Germany)
• Epithesi sto stathmo 13 (Greece - TV title)
• Hyökkäys poliisiasemalle (Finland)
• John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13
• Sidste nat på station 13 (Denmark)
• O Stathmos 13 dehetai epithesi (Greece)
• The Anderson Alamo (USA - working title)
• The Siege (USA - working title)
• Trovão das Ruas (Brazil)

Taglines

• L.A.'s deadliest street gang just declared war on the cops.
• The gang swore a blood oath to destroy Precinct 13... and every cop in it!
• John Carpenter's Award Winning Film
• A cop with a war on his hands. His enemy... an army of street killers. His only ally... a convicted murderer.
• A White Hot Night of Hate!