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Red Dawn

Name: Red Dawn
Genre: Action, Thriller, War, Drama
Released: 1984-08-10
Duration: 1 h 54 min

1984 · 1h 54m · PG-13 · English · United States of America

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.

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Director: John Milius
Writers: John Milius, Kevin Reynolds
Release date: August 10, 1984
Runtime: 1h 54m
Original language: English
Production countries: United States of America
Production companies: United Artists, Sidney Beckerman Productions, Valkyrie Films
Certification: PG-13
Budget: $17,000,000
Revenue: $38,400,000

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Keywords

guerrilla warfarefuturefightcoloradoinvasionanti-communismfightingschool shootingred armytown

Cast

Patrick Swayze

Jed

Charlie Sheen

Matt

C. Thomas Howell

Robert

Lea Thompson

Erica

Darren Dalton

Daryl

Jennifer Grey

Toni

Powers Boothe

Andy

Brad Savage

Danny

Ben Johnson

Mason

Harry Dean Stanton

Mr. Eckert

William Smith

Strelnikov

Ron O'Neal

Bella

Vladek Sheybal

Bratchenko

Frank McRae

Mr. Teasdale

Lane Smith

Mayor Bates

Roy Jenson

Mr. Morris

Pepe Serna

Aardvark's Father

Radames Pera

Stepan Gorsky

Judd Omen

The Nicaraguan Captain

Zitto Kazann

Political Officer

Doug Toby

Aardvark

Michael D'Agosta

Boy in Classroom

Johelen Carleton

Girl in Classroom

George Ganchev

Soldier #1

Waldemar Kalinowski

Soldier #2

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