Jamie Shannon is a soldier of fortune -- a mercenary who will stage a coup or a revolution for the right price. He is hired by British mining interests to scout out Zangaro, a small African nation with rich mineral deposits but a brutal and xenophobic dictatorship. Arrested soon after his arrival, Shannon is imprisoned as a spy, badly beaten, and tortured. While in prison he meets one of the country's leading intellectuals, Dr. Okoye, also imprisoned by the regime. Eventually released, he returns to London and is subsequently offered to opportunity to secretly invade Zangaro's capital and lead a military coup. Shannon accepts, but quietly has his own agenda to pursue. Written by garykmcd
An American mercenary executes a coup in a small African country designed to bring to power another dictator friendlier to a British multinational company. Not a remake of _The Wild Geese_ but another and more faithful adaptation of the novel 'The Dogs of War'. Written by Keith Loh
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Christopher Walken | Jamie Shannon |
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Tom Berenger | Drew |
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Colin Blakely | North |
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Hugh Millais | Endean |
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Paul Freeman | Derek |
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Jean-François Stévenin | Michel |
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JoBeth Williams | Jessie |
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Robert Urquhart | Capt. Lockhart |
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Winston Ntshona | Dr. Okoye |
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | The Captain |
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Harlan Cary Poe | Richard |
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Ed O'Neill | Terry |
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Isabel Grandin | Evelyn |
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Ernest Graves | Warner |
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Kelvin Thomas | The Black Boy |
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Shane Rimmer | Dr. Oaks |
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Joseph Konrad | Priest |
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Bruce McLane | Shop Manager |
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George Harris | Col. Bobi |
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David Schofield | Endean's Man |
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Terence Rigby | Hackett |
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Tony Mathews | Bank Vice President |
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John Quentin | Party Guest |
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Jean-Pierre Kalfon | Benny Lambert |
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Christopher Malcolm | Baker |
Director | John Irvin |
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Writer | Gary DeVore, George Malko, Frederick Forsyth | |
Producer | Larry DeWaay, Norman Jewison, Patrick J. Palmer | |
Musician | Geoffrey Burgon | |
Photography | Jack Cardiff |
Owner | Kerry & Dawn |
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Purchased | Dec 28, 2007 for $ 14.98 |
Quantity | 1 |
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Added Date | May 17, 2015 05:41:51 |
Modified Date | Apr 17, 2024 00:46:48 |
Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Spanish |
Distributor | MGM (Video & DVD) |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Edition Release Date | Nov 20, 2001 |