Sharky's Machine
β 6.2 Β· 1981 Β· 122m Β· Crime Β· Drama Β· Action Β· Thriller
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
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