The Dogs of War
1980 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 5.8
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-12-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (171 votes)
- Box office
- $5,484,132
- Budget
- $8,000,000
Themes
- guerrilla warfare
- africa
- revolution
- mercenary
- covert operation
- battlefield
- torture
- combat
- soldier of fortune
- fictitious country
Cast & crew
Christopher Walken
as Jamie Shannon
Tom Berenger
as Drew
Hugh Millais
as Roy Endean
Winston Ntshona
as Dr Okoye
JoBeth Williams
as Jessie
Paul Freeman
as Derek
Colin Blakely
as North
George Harris
as Col. Bobi
Jean-François Stévenin
as Michel
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as The Captain
Directed by John Irvin