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Director:
Writers (WGA):
William Stadiem (story) and
Bruce Malmuth (story) ...
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Release Date:
1 July 1994 (South Korea) more
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Tagline:
Play to win, if you lose, you die more
Plot:
An Olympic gold medalist escapes to freedom in the US, only to be tracked down by his sadistic ex-coach. full summary | add synopsis
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Not as good as I expected. more (12 total)

Cast

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Dolph Lundgren ... Eric Brogar
David Soul ... Mueller
Renée Coleman ... Julia
Roger E. Mosley ... Creese
Evan James ... Offerman
David Drummond ... Hundt
Daniel Riordan ... Rhinehardt

Philip Bruns ... Vic

Gerald Hopkins ... Christian
Erik Holland ... Rudolph Brogar
Bruce Malmuth ... Erhardt
Mel Stewart ... Olympic Athlete
Anthony T. Pennello ... Cop #1
Barry Lynch ... Horst
Andreas Reinl ... Schubert
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Runtime:
101 min
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Factual errors: In the fencing competition, the referee is standing between the competitors and the scoring equipment. In reality, the referee would stand on the other side of the strip, facing both the competitors and the scoring equipment. more
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Creese: Sometimes trying to make a living is like climbing a mountain with a pogo stick. more

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Not as good as I expected., 19 January 2003
Author: bd119-2 from Eternia

I found this movie a big disappointment. This is sad because it has good actors, good production values and a fine plot. But after awhile it just becomes another dull thriller that runs out of ideas. Dolph is the German gold medalist in the pentathlon who flees to America to get away from his mad Nazi coach (David Soul). Some years later, his coach comes after him and the action starts. David Soul is very good as the coach, and plays the part menacingly and convincingly. Dolph is very good in his role too, and gives one of his best performances ever. There are some good action scenes, but apart from that the whole thing begins to go downhill. This was a pity considering it was released after the excellent Army Of One, which I think is Dolph's best movie by far. Pentathlon is still a good flick, just not as good as I expected. It's still a great movie to watch to kill time. Overall I would recommend you get Army Of One instead though, it's much better.

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