The Soldier (1982)

Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.

Director:

James Glickenhaus

Writer:

James Glickenhaus

Stars:

Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson, Jeremiah Sullivan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Wahl	...	The Soldier
Alberta Watson	...	Susan Goodman
Jeremiah Sullivan	...	Ivan
William Prince	...	The President
Joaquim de Almeida	...	The Soldier's Force (as Joaquim DeAlmeida)
Peter Hooten	...	The Soldier's Force
Steve James	...	The Soldier's Force
Alexander Spencer	...	The Soldier's Force
Klaus Kinski	...	Dracha
Bill Anagnos	...	Truck Driver / Cowboy #1 (as William Anagnos)
Bob Andrews	...	ICBM Guard
Lisa Cain	...	Cowgirl #2
Gerald Aleck Cantor	...	Customs Officer (as Gerald Cantor)
Anthony Cecere	...	Nuclear Guard
Al Cerullo	...	Dauphin Pilot (as Al Cerullo Jr.)

Storyline

The Russians steal a nuclear device and are stating that unless the Israelis pull out from the West bank, they will detonate it, which they have planted in an oil field and if it should go off; 50% of the World's oil will be contaminated. And the Israelis are unwilling to cooperate and the Americans knowing that they can't allow this are making preparations to force the Israelis off the West bank. The President then calls the Director of the CIA to do something about this. The Director assigns the agent who works outside the official channels codenamed the Soldier. He starts by trying to see if the Russians are indeed behind it but the Russians have him marked for termination. When he tries to contact the Director, the Russians placed a bomb in his office that leaves the soldier with no one but his team and the Israelis to help him.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | sand | desert | terrorist plot | opening action scene | 

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Taglines:

First The Exterminator. Now...

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Codename: The Soldier

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film's title refers to the top secret code name of the film's central character. One of the movie's alternate titles is actually 'Codename: The Soldier'.

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Goofs

During the KGB Training Camp scenes in Minsk there is an AM General M715 and a late 1970s GM station wagon seen in the camp.

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Connections

Featured in Shakedown (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Fool Hearted Memory"
Written by Byron Hill and Blake Mevis
Recorded by George Strait for MCA Records

User Reviews

they had the right idea in the opening sequence

THE SOLDIER is not a bad movie, yet, I wish the film had been more like the beginning and about anti terrorism and less about the secret farmhouse with the SAC/NORAD missile silo and the illusion to TWILIGHTS LAST GLEAMING. The opening credits sequence works for me as the teaser anti terrorist sequence. They should have done the whole movie like this.This film is renowned for the famous SKI chase sequencxe which is warren miller like except for the military small arms used. A stunt man manages to do a full 360 helicopter several times firing a MAC-10 machine pistol as he is pursued by the KGB. The film revovles around nucear terrorism and a attempt to start a war between israel and the united states in a johnathan pollard style scandal. All this is plotted by the evil kgb tyrant played by Klaus Kinski...who can only sneer at Ken wahl and say "soldier I am sick of your S#it." I guess I'd laugh and say "keep your hand out of my toilet, eat grapes." This wasn't a bad film yet, it was too ambitious for it's budget and needed to be more conservative. Wahl teams up with a sexy FEMALE israeli masad agent and they help beat up the big bad kgb guys and roll end credits. This one gets a A for several stunt sequences and a B+ for effort.