Chain of Command (1994 film)

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Chain of Command
Chain of Command Cover.jpg
Directed by David Worth
Written byChristopher Applegate
Produced byAsher Gat
Allan Greenblatt
Starring Michael Dudikoff
Todd Curtis
R. Lee Ermey
Steve Greenstein
Eli Danker
Eli Yatzpan
Joseph Shiloach
Shai Schwartz
CinematographyAvi Koren
Edited byAlain Jakubowicz
Music byGregory King
David Trevis
Release date
17 February 1994 (1994-02-17)
Running time
97 min.
Country United States
Language English

Chain of Command is a 1994 direct-to-video American action film directed by David Worth. [1] The film stars Michael Dudikoff, and co-stars R. Lee Ermey, Eli Danker, Eli Yatzpan and Joseph Shiloach. [2]

Contents

It is the last film Michael Dudikoff made for The Cannon Group. [3]

Plot

The film pairs a former Green Beret and a female Mossad agent. [4] Anti-terrorist operative Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) gets caught in the middle of a deadly international conflict in this explosive adventure. Danger lurks around every corner as Ross tries to thwart a plot to seize control of Qumir and its oil fields. Tailed by agents and a death squad, Ross dodges bullets and barely survives an oil depot blast as he tries to find out who's behind the mercenary scheme. [5]

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