01 Sep 1974
Solomon King
CIA trained detective Solomon King has to use all of his dirty tricks and experiences to get revenge on the person responsible for the murder of his girlfriend. A trail leads him to a desert in the Middle East.
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Max Julien J.P. Bushrod
Vonetta McGee Thomasine
George Murdock U.S. Marshal Bogardie
Glynn Turman Jomo J. Anderson
Juanita Moore Pecolia
Joel Fluellen Nathaniel
Jackson D. Kane Adolph Smith
Bud Conlan Mr. Tyler
Kip Allen Jenkins
Herb Robins Dodson
Harry Luck Sheriff
Jason Bernard Seldon
Paul Barbier Teller
Scott Britt Frank
Geno Silva Taffy
Patricia Milner Mrs. Carter
Brad Woolley Ricky
Max Cisneros Kane
James Sargeant Farley
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