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'Enforcer from Death Row' was a film that was directed by Marshall M. Borden and Efren C. Pion. It starred Leo Fong, Booker T. Anderson, Ann Farber, Darnell Garcia, John Hammond, James Lew, Cameron Mitchell and Mariwin Roberts. The film has two different endings, depending on which release is watched. It is also known as 'Ninja Assassins', 'Ninja Nightmare' and 'Death Row Killer'.

Background



The film was directed by two directors, Marshall M. Borden and Efren C. Pion. The story was by Leo Fong and Jerry O. Tirazona.Filmweb - [http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Skrytob%C3%B3jcy+ninja-1978-469621 Skrytobjcy ninja (1978), Enforcer from Death Row]British Film Institute - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87b567ba ENFORCER FROM DEATH ROW (1976)] It was shot on location in the Philippines.fist of b-list - [http://www.fistofblist.com/2011/03/enforcer-from-death-row-1978.html Enforcer from Death Row (1978)]'Cinema of the Philippines: A History and Filmography, 1897-2005', Bryan L. Yeatter - [https://books.google.com/books?id=V6saAQAAIAAJ&q=Enforcer+from+Death+Row++Philippines&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row++Philippines&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic4O7oxN3VAhVCf7wKHTplDa0Q6AEINjAD Page 329] The production companies were Koinonia PSI West Productions and Cinevision International Corporation. The film is also known as 'The Outside Man'.'The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies', By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qW8rAUX6yvIC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row+Koinonia&source=bl&ots=56i9KKmL_r&sig=cPNGGmMlUJVU9eVYeiPFdJNrN-o&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwii3ZCjxd3VAhVEPrwKHTESC8wQ6AEISTAL#v=onepage&q=Enforcer%20from%20Death%20Row%20Koinonia&f=false Page 246 1990 Ninja Assassins (1979)]British Film Institute - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87b567ba ENFORCER FROM DEATH ROW (1976)]

The star of the film, Leo Fong, was once a Methodist minister who grew up in Arkansas.'Black Belt', November 1976 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=KdQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=%22Leo+Fong%22Outside+Man%22&source=bl&ots=eY6fSfnGPa&sig=DUo9LIila_SA8FDwx8vO8s5xmFw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_ssfuvODVAhWIfrwKHeD7AEYQ6AEISDAL#v=onepage&q=%22Leo%20Fong%22Outside%20Man%22&f=false The Chinese Minister from Arkansas WHO MAKES MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES
Leo Fong has come a long way from backwoods to budo - BY PETER KOENIG]


Story



An international peace keeping agency rescues a former Army Ranger from execution and sends him on a mission to bust up a dangerous spy ring.AllMovie - [http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-enforcer-from-death-row-v15856 The Enforcer from Death Row (1978), Synopsis by Sandra Brennan]Rotten Tomatoes - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_enforcer_from_death_row/ The Enforcer from Death Row (1980)] T.L. Young (played by Leo Fong) is sent to the gas chamber and his death there is faked. He is offered $100,000 to stop the dangerous spy ring that has got hold of a deadly chemical weapon.'The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies', By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qW8rAUX6yvIC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=%22Enforcer+from+Death+Row%22Gas+Chamber&source=bl&ots=56i9KKiK4p&sig=svP1nptARdie0GXUPFqHnkUPpNA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR7vCbtt3VAhWKVLwKHdDzBFgQ6AEIQTAH#v=onepage&q=%22Enforcer%20from%20Death%20Row%22Gas%20Chamber&f=false Page 246 1990, Ninja Assassins 1990]

Viewing



In early 1982, it was playing in the Bronx at Loews Paradise. In Brooklyn it was showing at Loews Metropolitan and the Granada.'New York Magazine', 1 Mar 1982 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=oecCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG-tSqhN3VAhXFVrwKHR7SCuMQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=Enforcer%20from%20Death%20Row&f=false Page 86 Movies, Bronx, Brooklyn] In Queens it was showing at the Alden,'New York Magazine', 1 Mar 1982 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=oecCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG-tSqhN3VAhXFVrwKHR7SCuMQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=Enforcer%20from%20Death%20Row&f=false Page 87 Movies, Queens] and in Essex County it was showing at the Branford.'New York Magazine', 1 Mar 1982 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=oecCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG-tSqhN3VAhXFVrwKHR7SCuMQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=Enforcer%20from%20Death%20Row&f=false Page 89 Movies, Connecticut] It was released on VHS through 21st Genesis Home Video.'Bowker's complete video directory 2000', Bowker, 2000 - , 9780835243056 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=fKszAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Efren+C.+Pi%C3%B1on%22Enforcer+from+Death+Row%22Genesis&dq=%22Efren+C.+Pi%C3%B1on%22Enforcer+from+Death+Row%22Genesis&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzgtGlsN3VAhVGXrwKHZw6D24Q6AEIJjAA Page 490]

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