The Human Shield (1991)

An ex-Marine who was hired to train Iraqi soldiers to fight Iran returns to Iraq as a CIA agent to free his brother, who has been imprisoned there by a renegade general.

Director:

Ted Post

Writers:

Mike Werb (story), Mann Rubin (story),

Stars:

Michael Dudikoff, Tommy Hinkley, Hana Azoulay-Hasfari

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Dudikoff	...	Doug Matthews
Tommy Hinkley	...	Ben Matthews
Hana Azoulay-Hasfari	...	Lila Haddilh
Steve Inwood	...	Ali Dallal
Uri Gavriel	...	Tanzi
Avi Keidar	...	Sager
Geula Levy	...	Nanny
Gil Dagon	...	Daud
Michael Shillo	...	Joe Albalo
Roberto Pollak	...	Bashir
Albert Iluz	...	Dallal's Driver
Gilad Ben-David	...	Dallal's Aide (as Gilles Ben-David)
Irving Kaplan	...	Sid Cromwell
Nagd Tarabshi	...	Ben's Guard
Ethan Londner	...	Ben's Guard

Storyline

An ex-Marine who was hired to train Iraqi soldiers to fight Iran returns to Iraq as a CIA agent to free his brother, who has been imprisoned there by a renegade general.

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Plot Keywords:

iraq | cia | iran | iraqi soldier | general | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 1992 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Escudo Humano

Filming Locations:

Israel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was reportedly the first fictional film to deal with the Persian Gulf War.

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Goofs

Dallal's shoulder boards feature an eagle, two crossed swords, and a half wreath. This is the rank of a field marshal and was only ever worn by Saddam Hussein.

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Quotes

Lila Haddilh: To my husband, revenge is sacred, and hatred noble.

User Reviews

Dudikoff's shield...

A seemingly innocent man is taken hostage by a Saddam Hussein look-a-like who then proceeds to hold him to lure his special forces brother back to Iraq in order to gain vengeance for his past vendetta. However our hero takes the bait and returns to Iraq to get his brother out and he's prepared to do whatever it takes. The Human Shield actually believe it or not went to movie theaters. I myself saw it on video but it did actually reach a few cinemas, of course there was no advertisement (Aside from Chuck Norris' Hit-man which showed a trailer) and therefore it was more of a straight to video product. That being said this movie works somewhat as an actioner but hardly as a gulf war drama which the material is treated as. As far Dudikoff movies go, he's actually in decent form here and there are some cheesy fun moments which surface but mainly it's like watching the obvious take place. Although the movie is consistently watchable through out.

* * out of 4-(Fair)