The Young Americans (1993)

No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse.

ThrillerDramaCrime

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.

Release Date: October 8, 1993
Runtime: 1h 43m
Rating: 5.7/10 (61 votes)

Director: Danny Cannon

Cast: Harvey Keitel, Iain Glen, John Wood, Terence Rigby, Keith Allen, Craig Kelly, Thandiwe Newton, Viggo Mortensen

Production: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

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Full Cast (38 people)

Harvey Keitel as John Harris
Iain Glen as Edward Foster
John Wood as Richard Donnelly
Terence Rigby as Sidney Callow
Keith Allen as Jack Doyle
Craig Kelly as Christian O'Neill
Thandiwe Newton as Rachael Stevens
Viggo Mortensen as Carl Frazer
Dave Duffy as Louis Carnegie
Geoffrey McGivern as Brian Carver
Nigel Clauzel as Lionel Stevens
Huggy Leaver as Mark Byrne
Dig Wayne as Gary Washington
Christopher Adamson as Billy Cohen
James Duggan as Dermot O'Neill
Anna Keaveney as Katie Arnold
John Forgeham as Detective Gray
Clifford Predgen as Detective Clark
David Doyle as Robert Dean
Norman Roberts as Dwayne Henry
Nick Burnell as Frank Pierce
Femi Akinyeni as 'Young American'
John Brobbey as 'Young American'
Miles Petit as 'Young American'
Karina Cryer as Party Prostitute
Adrian Lucas as Doctor
Rachel Teasdale as Nurse #1
Samantha Lambley as Nurse #2
Steve Aston as Inspector
Daniel Kruyer as Pat

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The Young Americans

The Young Americans

The Young Americans

No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse.

The Young Americans

The Young Americans

No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse.

103 min

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.

No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse.

103 min

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.

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Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date10/8/1993

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Working Title Films

Keywords

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Cast

Harvey Keitel

as John Harris

Iain Glen

as Edward Foster

John Wood

as Richard Donnelly

Terence Rigby

as Sidney Callow

Keith Allen

as Jack Doyle

Craig Kelly

as Christian O'Neill

Thandiwe Newton

as Rachael Stevens

Viggo Mortensen

as Carl Frazer

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Young Americans about?▾

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help o…

How long is The Young Americans?▾

1h 43m

When was The Young Americans released?▾

October 8, 1993

Who directed The Young Americans?▾

Danny Cannon

Who stars in The Young Americans?▾

Harvey Keitel, Iain Glen, John Wood

What genre is The Young Americans?▾

Thriller, Drama, Crime

What is The Young Americans rated?▾

R