The Dogs of War
1980 · Movie · 1h 58m · R
ThrillerActionAdventure
"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip..."
Overview
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Metacritic
56/100
Key crew
- John IrvinDirector
- Gary DeVoreWriter
- George MalkoWriter
- Geoffrey BurgonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher WalkenJamie Shannon
- Tom BerengerDrew
- Hugh MillaisRoy Endean
- Winston NtshonaDr Okoye
- JoBeth WilliamsJessie
- Paul FreemanDerek
- Colin BlakelyNorth
- George HarrisCol. Bobi
- Jean-François StéveninMichel
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.The Captain
- Ed O'NeillTerry
- Jean-Pierre KalfonBenny
Stills
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Themes
guerrilla warfareafricarevolutionmercenarycovert operationbattlefieldtorturecombatsoldier of fortunefictitious country