Beretta's Island

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Berretta's Island
Beretta's Island poster.jpg
Official DVD cover
Directed byMichael Preece
Written by Franco Columbu
Produced byFranco Columbu
StarringFranco Columbu
CinematographyMassimo Zeri
Edited by Sharon Janis
Music byClif Magness
Production
companies
  • Franco Columbu Productions
  • Magnolia Productions
Distributed by LIVE Home Video
Release dates
  • August 23, 1993 (1993-08-23)(Germany)
  • January 26, 1994 (1994-01-26)(United States)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • United States
Languages
  • Italian
  • English
  • German

Beretta's Island is a 1993 American direct-to-video action film directed by Michael Preece and starring Franco Columbu. [1]

Contents

Plot

A retired Interpol officer tries to bring down the drug lord who killed his friend and threatens an entire village on the island of Sardinia.

Cast

Production

Franco Columbu is a former Mr. Olympia and Arnold Schwarzenegger plays an old weight-training friend.

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References

  1. "Beretta's Island". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.