The Order (2001)

Van Damme plays Rudy whose father, Oscar is an archaeologist. His father goes to Israel. When his father disappears, he goes to Israel to find him. The chief of police claims that his ... See full summary »

Director:

Sheldon Lettich

Writers:

Les Weldon, Jean-Claude Van Damme

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charlton Heston, Sofia Milos

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Rudy Cafmeyer / Charles Le Vaillant
Charlton Heston	...	Prof. Walter Finley
Sofia Milos	...	Lt. Dalia Barr
Brian Thompson	...	Cyrus Jacob
Ben Cross	...	Maj. Ben Ner
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Prof. Oscar Cafmeyer
Sasson Gabai	...	Yuri
Alon Aboutboul	...	Avram
Joseph J. Tomaska	...	Goldman (as Joey Tomaska)
Peter Malota	...	Amnon
Sharon Reginiano	...	Bassam
Sami Huri	...	Lieutenant Itsik
Jack Widerker	...	Executive
David Leitch	...	Det. Mike Moran
Abdel Qissi	...	Big Arab

Storyline

Van Damme plays Rudy whose father, Oscar is an archaeologist. His father goes to Israel. When his father disappears, he goes to Israel to find him. The chief of police claims that his father never entered the country, but an old friend of his father's was expecting him and before he could tell him more, some people start shooting at them. He manages to get away, and when he goes back to the police chief, he still refuses to believe that a crime has been committed. He then has Rudy deported, but Rudy convinces the police woman assigned to bring him to the airport not to and help him find his father.

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Plot Keywords:

airport | sword and fantasy | religious fanaticism | camouflage | ancient text | 

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Taglines:

Unleash The Power.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

Aruba USA

Language:

English Syriac Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Arabic Aramaic French Hebrew Ukrainian

Release Date:

27 December 2001 (Russia)

Also Known As:

A Irmandade

Filming Locations:

Jerusalem, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

777 Films Corporation, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steven Seagal was first slated to star, but later dropped out.

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Goofs

When Rudy drives to the museum to meet his father at the beginning of the film, you can see signs with Cyrillic alphabet in the background, plus Ladas driving down the street, even though the scenes are suppose to take place in New York, USA.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: 1099 A.D. / It was an age of religious Crusades and Holy Wars. After a grueling four-year campaign, the Knights of Christendom finally arrived at the gates of Jerusalem. During the furious battle for the Holy City, a Flemish Knight, Charles Le Vaillant, had a life-changing epiphany.

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Connections

Edited into Today You Die (2005)

User Reviews

not his best, but watchable!

It wasnt as good as his previous efforts, most action scenes seemed to look badly edited compared to his newer films like Double Team and Replicant...the main fight scene in the city of Isreal was good, with Van Damme doing some nice Jumps and Flips, shame the end fight wasnt done better, but overall a watchable action flick...