Death Before Dishonor (film)

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Death Before Dishonor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Terry Leonard
Written by	John Gatliff
Produced by	Lawrence Kubik
Starring	Fred Dryer Brian Keith Joanna Pacuła Paul Winfield
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Edited by	Steve Mirkovich
Music by	Brian May
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	February 20, 1987 (1987-02-20)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4,546,244

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

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.

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

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.

External links

• Death Before Dishonor at IMDb
• Death Before Dishonor at AllMovie
• Death Before Dishonor at Rotten Tomatoes