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Den of Lions

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Den of Lions
Den of Lions DVD cover
Directed byJames Bruce
Written byJames Bruce
Freddy Deane
Produced byDaphne Lerner
Váradi Gábor
StarringStephen Dorff
Bob Hoskins
Ian Hart
Zita Görög
Laura Fraser
CinematographyJean-François Robin
Edited byKaman
Music byRon Hay
Release dates
  • May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13) (Italy)
  • February 5, 2006 (2006-02-05) (Hungary)
  • March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Hungary
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,000,000 (estimated)

Den of Lions (Hungarian title: Oroszlánbarlang) is a 2003 film directed and written by James Bruce and produced by Daphne Lerner and Váradi Gábor. It is a violent direct-to-video B movie, starring relatively famous actors like Stephen Dorff, Bob Hoskins and more.[1]

Plot

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Mike Varga (Stephen Dorff) is an FBI agent with Hungarian roots and a gypsy origin. For a new investigation, he is sent to Budapest to infiltrate the Russian mafia, get close to the brutal mafia boss Darius Paskevic (Bob Hoskins), and end his series of crimes. However, Varga gets into trouble when he falls in love with Paskevic's daughter (Laura Fraser).

Cast

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  • Stephen Dorff as FBI Agent Mike Varga
  • Bob Hoskins as Darius Paskevic
  • Laura Fraser as Katya Paskevic
  • Ian Hart as FBI Agent Rob Shepard
  • David O'Hara as Ferko Kurchina
  • József Gyabronka as MTI Agent Laszlo Juskus
  • Andrew McCulloch as MTI Agent Gyurka Kovacs
  • Tania Emery as Rita
  • Philip Madoc as Grandpa Marcus Varga
  • Athina Papadimitriu as Aunt Bardi Varga
  • Zita Görög as Nico (as Zita Gorog)
  • Attila Szatmari as Tomasz Nazarov
  • Sarah Ann Schultz as Anna Nazarova
  • Nabil Massad as Haznl
  • Robert Wilcox as Yakov
  • Billie Kaman as Gabi
  • Mike Kelly as Simon
  • Akos Horvath as Rita's Husband
  • Mark Urban as Rita's Son

References

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  1. ^ "Den of Lions (2003) recensie". cinemagazine.nl. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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