---
title: 'Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Carpenter'
released: '1976-11-05'
runtime_minutes: 91
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/assault-on-precinct-13-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074156/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

1976 · R · 91 min · Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 American independent action-thriller film written, directed, scored, and edited by John Carpenter. It features Austin Stoker as a police officer who defends a defunct precinct against a relentless criminal gang, and Darwin Joston as a death row-bound convict who assists him. Laurie Zimmer, Tony Burton, Martin West, Charles Cyphers, and Nancy Kyes co-star as other defenders of the precinct, as well as victims of the ensuing siege.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Screenplay:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Editor:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Knapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-knapp)

## Cast

- [Martin West](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-west)
- [Frank Doubleday](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-doubleday)
- [Nancy Kyes](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-kyes)
- [Kim Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-richards)
- [Darwin Joston](https://cinepixo.com/people/darwin-joston)
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon)
- [Laurie Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-zimmer)
- [Charles Cyphers](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-cyphers)
- [Tony Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-burton)
- [Austin Stoker](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-stoker)

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