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The Dogs of War(Movie, 1980)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 58min | Genres: Thriller, Action, Adventure
The Dogs of WarRating: 2.9/5 (with 5454 votes)
The Dogs of War is a 1980 American war film based upon the 1974 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Largely filmed in Belize, it was directed by John Irvin and starred Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger. In it a small mercenary unit of soldiers is privately hired to depose the president of a fictional African country modeled after Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Equatorial Guinea and Angola (as they were in the late 1970s), so that a British tycoon can gain access to a platinum deposit. The title is based on a phrase from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar: "Cry, 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war." ()
Movie poster of The Dogs of War

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"The Dogs of War" is currently available on 2 providers. The Dogs of War can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German, English
Duration: 1h 44min
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Duration: 1h 44min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 44min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

About The Dogs of War

Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.

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The Dogs of War (1980) Original Trailer [FHD](Trailer, 2:38)

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Africa
Based on: "The Dogs of War" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: Juniper Films
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/29/1981 (World premiere: 12/17/1980)
Budget: 8,000,000 USD
Revenue: 5,484,132 USD (= 69%)

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