Death Before Dishonor (film)

1987 film by Terry Leonard

Fred Dryer
Brian Keith
Joanna Pacuła
Paul Winfield

CinematographyDon BurgessEdited bySteve MirkovichMusic byBrian MayDistributed byNew World Pictures

Release date

February 20, 1987 (1987-02-20)

Running time

91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$5 million^[1]Box office$4,546,244^[2]

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

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

Fred Dryer as Gunnery Sergeant Burns
Brian Keith as Colonel Halloran
Kasey Walker as Maude
Joanna Pacula as Elli
Joseph Gian as Sergeant Manuel Ramirez
Sasha Mitchell as Ruggieri
Peter Parros as James
Paul Winfield as The Ambassador
Rockne Tarkington as "Jihad"
Dan Chodos as Amin
Mohammad Bakri as Gavril
Chaim Girafi as Zabib
Tuvia Tavi as Elias
Yossi Ashdot as Hamed

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Death Before Dishonor". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^ "Death Before Dishonor".
^ 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.