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Spreading Ground
Spreading Ground

Spreading Ground

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DramaMystery

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Veteran Detective Ed Delopre and partner Mike McGivern have their hands full when they hit the pavement in search of a dangerous killer with five dead bodies already on his record. The mayor, in a rush to see peace restored in her city, makes a deal with the mob instead of waiting for Delopre and McGivern's results. Now that both sides of the law are involved in the killer's capture, the city is turned upside down.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

3.6/10

Release Date

25 February 2000

Country

Canada

Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Det. Ed DeLongpre

Leslie Hope

Leslie Hope

Leslie DeLongpre

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Michael McGivern

Tom McCamus

Tom McCamus

Johnny Gault

David Dunbar

David Dunbar

Milo Spivak

Elizabeth Shepherd

Elizabeth Shepherd

Mayor Hackett

Chuck Shamata

Chuck Shamata

Capt. Neiman

Kim Huffman

Kim Huffman

Mrs. Osterman

Tom Harvey

Tom Harvey

Paddy Flynn

Rob Stefaniuk

Rob Stefaniuk

Syphon

Yvan Labelle

Yvan Labelle

Carp

Sean O'Hara

Sean O'Hara

Flannery Pincher

Timothy Burd

Timothy Burd

Stubby Styles

Amanda Soha

Amanda Soha

Crystal Osterman

Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey

Detective Langston

Tom Barnett

Tom Barnett

Detective Sartain

Gary Fruchtman

Gary Fruchtman

Barney

Sugith Varughese

Sugith Varughese

Coroner

Ian Downie

Ian Downie

Dickie Donegal

Terry Doyle

Terry Doyle

Kelly Moran

Jack Duffy

Jack Duffy

Owen Rafferty

Paul O'Sullivan

Paul O'Sullivan

Ben Scattergood

Tony Nappo

Tony Nappo

Detective Daniels

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