Death Before Dishonor (film)

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Death Before Dishonor
Death before dishonor poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Terry J. Leonard
Written byJohn Gatliff
Produced byLawrence Kubik
Starring
Cinematography Don Burgess
Edited bySteve Mirkovich
Music by Brian May
Distributed by New World Pictures
Release date
  • February 20, 1987 (1987-02-20)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million [1]
Box office$4,546,244 [2]

Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 American action film directed by Terry J. Leonard.

Contents

Plot

Gunnery Sergeant Burns 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

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]

Home media

The film was released on DVD on April 17, 2001, by Anchor Bay Entertainment. [3]

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References

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