THE DOGS OF WAR (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1981
• Genre: Action/Adventure; War
• Plot: Academy Award winner* Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction) is a brutal mercenary who must fight the ultimate battle – against his own conscience – in this powerful action thriller with a 'heart-thumping tempo' (The Hollywood Reporter). The Dogs of War is a spectacular adventure that brilliantly captures the glory – and horror – of war.; ; Jamie Shannon (Walken) is a cynical warrior-for-hire who feels truly alive only in the heat of battle, and now he's about to take on the most challenging assignment of his career: to invade a corrupt African dictatorship and shift control to the 'puppet' of a powerful British corporation. To prepare, Shannon masterfully trains and equips a squad of deadly mercenaries with the latest and most destructive tactics and military hardware. But as their explosive assault begins, Shannon finds himself embroiled in an internal conflict of his own: Will this be his greatest triumph, or has he sold his soul along with his battle expertise?; ; *1978: Supporting Actor; The Deer Hunter
• Cast: Christopher Walken; Tom Berenger; Colin Blakely; Hugh Millais; Paul Freeman; Jean-François Stévenin; JoBeth Williams; Robert Urquhart; Winston Ntshona; Pedro Armendáriz Jr.; Harlan Cary Poe; Ed O'Neill; Isabel Grandin; Ernest Graves; Kelvin Thomas; Shane Rimmer; Joseph Konrad; Bruce McLane; George Harris; David Schofield; Terence Rigby; Tony Mathews; John Quentin; Jean-Pierre Kalfon; Christopher Malcolm; Jack Lenoir; André Penvern; Lawrence Davidson; Martin LaSalle; Maggie Scott; Hugh Quarshie; Olu Jacobs; Gyearbuor Asante; Thomas Baptiste; Eddie Tagoe; Kenny Ireland; Jim Broadbent; André Toffel; Diana Bracho; Ilario Bisi-Pedro; Joanne Flanagan; Robert Berger; William Cain; Russell T. Carr; José Rabelo; Victoria Tennant; Erica Creer; Sheila Ruskin; Alan Beckwith; John Irvin; Gary DeVore; George Malko
• Director: John Irvin
• Runtime: 1:54
• Company: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, United Artists, Juniper Films, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie