What is the duration of Sudden Death?

The duration of Sudden Death is 88 mins.

What is the original language of Sudden Death?

The original language of Sudden Death is English.

Who directed Sudden Death?

Sudden Death was directed by Eddie Romero.

Which studio made Sudden Death?

Sudden Death was produced by Caruth C. Byrd Productions.

Sudden Death 1977

Q: Does Sudden Death have end credit scenes?

Sudden Death does not have end credit scenes.

Action

Runtime

88 mins

Language

English

Devil‑driven death machines unleash terror when Ed Neilson’s family is brutally slain, prompting him to seek help from retired CIA operative Duke Smith (Robert Conrad). Smith initially declines but changes his mind after Neilson suffers another explosive death. The story spirals through deception, international intrigue and a ruthless syndicate of businessmen bent on exploiting the resources of a South Pacific island nation, keeping the action fast‑paced and relentless.

Caruth C. Byrd Productions

Studio

Eddie Romero

Director

Does Sudden Death have end credit scenes?

No!

Sudden Death does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Robert Conrad

Duke Smith

Thayer David

Hauser

Felton Perry

Wyatt Spain

John Ashley

John Shaw

Don Stroud

Dominic Dilgado

Eddie Garcia

Raoul Hidalgo

Vic Diaz

Carnival barker

Ron Vawter

Businessman (uncredited)

Larry Manetti

Dan

Jenny Green

Jenny

Angelo Ventura

'Buffalo' Tinker

Connie Mason

Nancy Conrad

Melissa Smith

Aline Samson

Maya

Joanna Ignatius

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After Ed Neilson’s entire family is brutally murdered, he pleads with Duke Smith Robert Conrad, a retired CIA operative, to take on the case. Smith initially refuses, citing his past, but when Neilson himself dies in a violent blast, he relents and agrees to look into the killings.

With the support of his former associate Wyatt Spain Felton Perry, Smith begins to track down who is behind the carnage. Meanwhile, government agent John Shaw John Ashley keeps a wary eye on Smith, dispatching one of his men, Dan Larry Manetti, to shadow the investigator because Shaw has aligned himself with people from Neilson’s company who want to pull him away due to his sympathy for a faction that calls itself The Brown Hats.

Shaw then recruits the Corsican hit-man Dominic Dilgado, also known as Aldo Don Stroud, to take care of Smith. To protect his family, Smith relies on his ally Buffalo Tinker Angelo Ventura, who hides Smith’s daughter Melissa Nancy Conrad and his wife Maya Aline Samson in a safe place until the danger subsides. Aldo strikes first by killing Tinker, and Smith and Spain respond by eliminating the men responsible for Neilson’s murder. In a tense climax, Smith shoots Shaw and defeats Aldo in a brutal confrontation.

The pursuit ends with Smith and Spain heading to an island, only to learn a grim truth: Aldo had previously killed Smith’s daughter Melissa and his wife Maya.

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