Man on Fire
An ex-CIA agent is hired to protect the daughter of a rich American family.
Élie Chouraqui
Casts & Crew
Scott Glenn
Jade Malle
Joe Pesci
Brooke Adams
Jonathan Pryce
Paul Shenar
Danny Aiello
Laura Morante
Giancarlo Prati
Inigo Lezzi
Alessandro Haber
Franco Trevisi
Lou Castel
Lorenzo Piani
Giuseppe Cederna
Giovanni Mauriello
Federica Tatulli
Anita Zagaria
Enrica Rosso
Anna Guerrieri
Angela Finocchiaro
Giovanni Visentin
James Braddell
Enrico Papa
Luigi Mezzanotte
Piero Vida
Antoine Rebb
Alexandre Lopez
Alessandro Spadorcia
Henri-Charles Alexandre
Luca Orlandini
Martine Malle
Marie Sellers
Antonio Petrocelli
Fabio Bussotti
Manfredi Aliquo
Leonardo Petrillo
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