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Hugh Millais | ... |
Endean
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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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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
This movie is the most realistic treatment I've seen of what real mercenary operations and business travels are like. Any who have traveled to third world hell holes like "Zangaro" feel as though they must have had a camera following them around to get the background for this movie, the airport arrival, the hotel holding passports, the "tour guide" and the bar toast are as realistic as you can get. If you like movies that show the real nitty gritty, the backdoor politics, the backstabbing and intrigue that is international diplomacy catch this one the next time it's on cable.