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The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip...

Genres

ThrillerActionAdventure

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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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Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$5484132

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

17 December 1980

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Jamie Shannon

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Drew

Winston Ntshona

Winston Ntshona

Dr Okoye

Hugh Millais

Hugh Millais

Roy Endean

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Jessie

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Derek

Colin Blakely

Colin Blakely

North

George Harris

George Harris

Col. Bobi

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Michel

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

The Captain

Ed O'Neill

Ed O'Neill

Terry

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Benny

Thomas Baptiste

Thomas Baptiste

Dexter

Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Capt. Lockhart

Terence Rigby

Terence Rigby

Hackett

David Schofield

David Schofield

Endean's Man

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Film Crew

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Dinner Party Guest

Diana Bracho

Diana Bracho

Nun

Alan Beckwith

Alan Beckwith

Mercenary

Gyearbuor Asante

Gyearbuor Asante

Geoffrey

Eddie Tagoe

Eddie Tagoe

Jinja

Jack Lenoir

Jack Lenoir

Boucher

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