Dune Warriors

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Dune Warriors
Directed by Cirio H. Santiago
Screenplay byThomas McKelvey Cleaver
Produced by
  • Christopher R. Santiago
  • Cirio H. Santiago
Starring David Carradine
CinematographyJoe Batac
Edited by
  • Gervacio Santos
  • Joseph Zucchero
Music by
  • Gary Earl
  • Odette Springer
Production
company
Distributed byConcorde-New Horizons
Release date
  • January 18, 1991 (1991-01-18)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dune Warriors is a 1991 American action sci-fi film co-produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The film stars David Carradine. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Several film critics consider the film a rip-off of Mad Max . [4] [5] [6] [7]

Plot

Set in the year 2040, a group of outlaws prey upon the small cities in hopes to obtain any water they might possess. When they attempt to take over the town of Chinle, a mysterious warrior named Michael (Carradine) leads a band of fighters to ward off their attack. [8]

Cast

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