Death Before Dishonor
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- This article is about the film. For the music album, see Death Before Dishonour.
- For the Boston hardcore punk band, see Death Before Dishonor (band).
- For ROH professional wrestling event, see ROH Death Before Dishonor.
For the debut album by rapper 2 Pistols, see Death Before Dishonor (album).
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Terry Leonard |
| Produced by | Lawrence Kubik |
| Written by | John Gatliff |
| Starring | Fred Dryer Brian Keith Joanna Pacuła Joseph Gian Sasha Mitchell Peter Parros Paul Winfield |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Editing by | Steve Mirkovich |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 20, 1987 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,546,244[1] |
Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 American action film directed by Terry Leonard.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Cast
- Fred Dryer.....Gunnery Sgt. Burns
- Brian Keith.....Col. Halloran
- Joanna Pacula.....Elli
- Joseph Gian.....Sgt. Manuel Ramirez
- Sasha Mitchell.....Ruggieri
- Peter Parros.....James
- Paul Winfield.....Ambassador
- Rockne Tarkington.....Jihad
- Dan Chodos.....Amin
- Mohammad Bakri.....Gavril
- Chaim Girafi.....Zabib
- Tuvia Tavi.....Elias
- Yossi Ashdot.....Hamed
[edit] Criticism
In his 2001 book Reel Bad Arabs, Jack Shaheen suggests that Death Before Dishonor is one of the four most anti-Arab Hollywood movies ever.[2]
