The Hold Up

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The Hold Up

1972

0h 14m

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Drama

Overview

Three men, laid off from their factory jobs, plan a gas station robbery.

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Ken Fowler

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Robert G. Denison

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Joe Guida

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Joseph Capecchi

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John Paul McIntyre

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Chris Daviantes

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Jonathan Mack

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Ken Wilson

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