| Delta Force Commando | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Pierluigi Ciriaci [1] |
| Written by | Dardano Sacchetti [1] |
| Produced by | Milos Antic |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Al Bartholomew [1] |
| Edited by | Fiorenza Muller |
| Music by | Elio Polizzi [1] |
| Distributed by | Life International |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy [1] |
Delta Force Commando, is a 1987 Italian "macaroni combat" war film directed by Pierluigi Ciriaci as Frank Valenti and starring Fred Williamson and Bo Svenson.
An American pilot and a member of the "Delta Force" set off in pursuit of a terrorist group in possession of a tactical nuclear weapon.
Delta Force Commando was released by Vista on home video in the United States on November 25, 1987. [2] [3]
On the original home video release, The Capital Times summarized that the "acting is terrible but there are a number of dazzling action scenes." [4] In the German Film almanach Fischer film almanach, the reviewer found that the film was a "primitive war film" with dubious politics. [1]
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