Death Before Dishonor (film)
1987 film by Terry Leonard
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Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 American action film directed by Terry J. Leonard.
| Death Before Dishonor | |
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| Directed by | Terry J. Leonard |
| Written by | John Gatliff |
| Produced by | Lawrence Kubik |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Edited by | Steve Mirkovich |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $4,546,244[2] |
Plot
Gunnery Sergeant Burns (Fred Dryer) is in charge of the Marine Security Guard detachment at a United States embassy in the Middle East. When terrorists attack the compound, taking hostages, Burns becomes a one-man Marine Corps in an attempt to rescue the hostages and kill the terrorists.
Cast
- Fred Dryer as Gunnery Sergeant Jack Burns
- Brian Keith as Colonel Halloran
- Kasey Walker as Maude
- Joanna Pacula as Elli
- Joseph Gian as Sergeant Manuel Ramirez
- Sasha Mitchell as Ruggieri
- Peter Parros as James
- Paul Winfield as The Ambassador
- Rockne Tarkington as "Jihad"
- Dan Chodos as Amin
- Mohammad Bakri as Gavril
- Chaim Girafi as Zabib
- Tuvia Tavi as Elias
- Yossi Ashdot as Hamed
Production
Death Before Dishonor marked the directorial debut for Terry J. Leonard, who was primarily known for his stunt work, but had also served as a second unit director for several feature films and television shows.[1] The film was originally scheduled to shoot in Yugoslavia, but producer Lawrence Kubik received a telephone call warning him not to come to Yugoslavia, consequently, the location was moved to Israel, where production costs were lower. The film shot in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Jaffa.[1]
Reception
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.[3]
Novelization
A paperback novelization of the film, written by Kevin Randle, was published in 1987.[4][5]
Home media
The film was released on DVD on April 17, 2001, by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[6]
