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El Cortez

El Cortez

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El Cortez

2006

1h 34m

5.6(22 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.

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Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Lou Diamond Phillips

Manny DeSilva

Lou Diamond Phillips

Acting

Bruce Weitz

Popcorn

Bruce Weitz

Acting

Glenn Plummer

Jack Clay

Glenn Plummer

Acting

Tracy Middendorf

Theda

Tracy Middendorf

Acting

James McDaniel

Arnie

James McDaniel

Acting

Peter Onorati

Carlo Russo

Peter Onorati

Acting

Shelley Malil

Prison Doctor

Shelley Malil

Acting

Caia Coley

Louise

Caia Coley

Acting

Kathleen LaGue

Waitress

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