Dead or Alive
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Dead or alive is a phrase on a wanted poster.
Dead or Alive may also refer to:
Film
Dead or Alive (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Dell Henderson
Dead or Alive (1944 film), an American film starring Tex Ritter
Dead or Alive, or A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die, a 1968 film
Dead or Alive 1918, a 2012 Finnish dramatized documentary about the Battle of Tampere in the Finnish Civil War
Lupin III: Dead or Alive, a 1996 animated film
Dead or Alive (1999 film), a Japanese yakuza action film
Dead or Alive 2: Birds, 2000
Dead or Alive: Final, 2002
DOA: Dead or Alive, a 2006 film, based on the video game series
Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive, a 2016 Indian comedy film, sequel to Tere Bin Laden (2010)
Television
Wanted: Dead or Alive, 1958 American western
"Alive or Dead", The Edison Twins season 2, episode 12 (1985)
"Anastasia: Dead or Alive?", Nova (American) season 23, episode 1 (1995)
"Batman: Dead or Alive", Challenge of the Superfriends episode 13a (1978)
"Dead or Alive", 26 Men season 2, episode 24 (1959)
"Dead or Alive", Bose: Dead/Alive episode 1 (2017)
"Dead or Alive", Burn Notice season 4, episode 16 (2010)
"Dead or Alive", Close to Home (2005) season 1, episode 14 (2006)
"Dead or Alive", Crossing Jordan season 3, episode 5 (2004)
"Dead or Alive", Deadliest Catch season 15, episode 20 (2019)
"Dead or Alive: Part 1", Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman season 4, episode 17 (1996)
"Dead or Alive: Part 2", Dr.
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