Death Before Dishonor (film)
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Death Before Dishonor | |
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Directed by | Terry Leonard |
Produced by | Lawrence Kubik |
Written by | John Gatliff |
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Music by | Brian May |
Cinematography | Don Burgess |
Edited by | Steve Mirkovich |
Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4,546,244[1] |
Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 American action film directed by Terry Leonard.
Plot
Gunnery Sergeant Burns is in charge of the Marine Security Guard detachment at a United States embassy in the Middle East. When terrorists attack the compound, taking hostages, Burns becomes a one-man Marine Corps in an attempt to rescue the hostages and kill the terrorists.
Cast
- Fred Dryer.....Gunnery Sgt. Burns
- Brian Keith.....Col. Halloran
- Joanna Pacula.....Elli
- Joseph Gian.....Sgt. Manuel Ramirez
- Sasha Mitchell.....Ruggieri
- Peter Parros.....James
- Paul Winfield.....Ambassador
- Rockne Tarkington.....Jihad
- Dan Chodos.....Amin
- Mohammad Bakri.....Gavril
- Chaim Girafi.....Zabib
- Tuvia Tavi.....Elias
- Yossi Ashdot.....Hamed
Criticism
In his 2001 book Reel Bad Arabs, Jack Shaheen suggests that Death Before Dishonor is one of the four most anti-Arab Hollywood movies ever.
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