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The Dogs of War (1980)
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Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup. Director:John Irvin |
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Colin Blakely | ... |
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Hugh Millais | ... |
Endean
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Derek
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Jean-François Stévenin | ... |
Michel
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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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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
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UK: | USA: | USA: (TCM print) | Finland: (cut) (1988) (video release) | Finland: (cut) (1981) (cinema release)Sound Mix:
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Sung by Gillian McPherson
Music by Geoffrey Burgon
Poem by A.E. Housman See more »
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Tom Berenger has said in interviews that around half of his role was omitted from the final release print. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: The scene at the railway station is set at London's Liverpool Street, made obvious by the Great Eastern Hotel prominently in the background. However, the station announcement says the train is for Rugby, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Sheffield. Trains do not go from Liverpool Street station to these destinations and did not at the time the film was set. A likelier station for such departure would have been St Pancras. See more »Quotes
Michel: [raising his glass in a toast] Vive la mort ! Vive la guerre ! Vive le sacré mercenaire !See more »
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"Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries"Sung by Gillian McPherson
Music by Geoffrey Burgon
Poem by A.E. Housman See more »
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