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Outland

Outland

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Outland

"On Jupiter's moon he's the only law."

1981

1h 50m

6.4(712 votes)

Science Fiction

Action

Thriller

Crime

Western

Overview

On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a mining colony and his gang of roughnecks while investigating a rash of worker suicides.

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The Ladd Company

Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Marshal William T. O'Niel

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Mark Sheppard

Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen

Dr. Lazarus

James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking

Sgt. Montone

Kika Markham

Kika Markham

Carol O'Niel

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Sgt. Ballard

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Sagan

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger

Tarlow

Nicholas Barnes

Nicholas Barnes

Paul O'Niel

Manning Redwood

Manning Redwood

Lowell

Creative team

Directed by: Peter Hyams
Written by: Peter Hyams
Produced by: Richard A. Roth

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