Death Before Dishonor (film)

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Death Before Dishonor
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerry 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
Box office$4,546,244 [1]

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

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Plot

Gunnery Sergeant Burns (Fred Dryer) 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

Home media

The film was released on DVD on April 17, 2001, by Anchor Bay Entertainment. [2]

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References

  1. "Death Before Dishonor".
  2. Tribbey, Ralph (April 5, 2001). "DVD NEWS BRIEFS: Anchor Bay in May; Aguilera on DVD; Koch's VaultKoch's Vault". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2019.