Death Before Dishonor (film)
| Death Before Dishonor | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Terry J. Leonard |
| Written by | John Gatliff |
| Produced by | Lawrence Kubik |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Edited by | Steve Mirkovich |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $4,546,244[2] |
Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 American action film directed by Terry J. Leonard.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Gunnery Sergeant Burns (Fred Dryer) 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
[edit | edit source]- Fred Dryer as Gunnery Sergeant Jack Burns
- Brian Keith as Colonel Halloran
- Kasey Walker as Maude
- Joanna Pacula as Elli
- Joseph Gian as Sergeant Manuel Ramirez
- Sasha Mitchell as Ruggieri
- Peter Parros as James
- Paul Winfield as The Ambassador
- Rockne Tarkington as "Jihad"
- Dan Chodos as Amin
- Mohammad Bakri as Gavril
- Chaim Girafi as Zabib
- Tuvia Tavi as Elias
- Yossi Ashdot as Hamed
Production
[edit | edit source]Death Before Dishonor marked the directorial debut for Terry J. Leonard, who was primarily known for his stunt work, but had also served as a second unit director for several feature films and television shows.[1] The film was originally scheduled to shoot in Yugoslavia, but producer Lawrence Kubik received a telephone call warning him not to come to Yugoslavia, consequently, the location was moved to Israel, where production costs were lower. The film shot in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Jaffa.[1]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.[3]
Home media
[edit | edit source]The film was released on DVD on April 17, 2001, by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[4]
References
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External links
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- 1987 films
- 1987 action films
- American action films
- New World Pictures films
- Films about the United States Marine Corps
- Films about terrorism in the United States
- Films set in the Middle East
- Films shot in Israel
- Films scored by Brian May (composer)
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- English-language action adventure films
- Action adventure film stubs
- War film stubs
- Adventure film stubs