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The Dogs of War

Name: The Dogs of War
Genre: Thriller, Action, Adventure
Released: 1980-12-17
Duration: 1 h 58 min

1980 · 1h 58m · R · English · United Kingdom

Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

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Director: John Irvin
Writers: Gary DeVore, George Malko
Release date: December 17, 1980
Runtime: 1h 58m
Original language: English
Production countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production companies: Juniper Films, United Artists
Certification: R
Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $5,484,132

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Keywords

guerrilla warfareafricarevolutionmercenarycovert operationbattlefieldtorturecombatsoldier of fortunefictitious country

Cast

Christopher Walken

Jamie Shannon

Tom Berenger

Drew

Colin Blakely

North

Hugh Millais

Roy Endean

Paul Freeman

Derek

Jean-François Stévenin

Michel

JoBeth Williams

Jessie

Robert Urquhart

Capt. Lockhart

Winston Ntshona

Dr. Okoye

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

The Captain

Harlan Cary Poe

Richard

Ed O'Neill

Terry

Isabel Grandin

Evelyn

Ernest Graves

Warner

Kelvin Thomas

The Black Boy

Shane Rimmer

Dr. Oaks

Joseph Konrad

Priest

Bruce McLane

Shop Manager

George Harris

Col. Bobi

David Schofield

Endean's Man

Terence Rigby

Hackett

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Benny

Tony Mathews

Bank Vice President

John Quentin

Party Guest

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Benny Lambert

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