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Who Dares Wins(Movie, 1982)

R
| 2h 5min | Genres: Action, Thriller
Who Dares WinsRating: 3.0/5 (with 1919 votes)
Who Dares Wins, also known as The Final Option, is a 1982 British political thriller film directed by Ian Sharp and starring Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Tony Doyle, and Edward Woodward. The film is loosely based on the actions of the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) in the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege; however, the plot makes considerable fictionalised departures from the actual siege and its background, and instead follows SAS Captain Peter Skellen as he infiltrates a terrorist group planning an attack on American diplomats. The film's title references the motto of the SAS. Euan Lloyd, the film's producer, witnessed the Iranian Embassy siege firsthand and was inspired to make a film based on it, moving quickly to prevent someone else from developing the same idea. An initial synopsis, created by George Markstein, was then tu... ()
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About Who Dares Wins

When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by The People's Lobby, a fanatical group aiming to hold several US dignitaries hostage. But Skellen's dismissal is a front to enable him to get close to the terrorist group. Can he get close enough to stop the Lobby from creating an international incident?

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Who Dares Wins ≣ 1982 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 3:38)

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Additional Information

Production countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 12 languages: Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/23/1983 (World premiere: 08/26/1982)
Director: Ian Sharp
Producer: Euan Lloyd
Screenwriter: Reginald Rose
Film Editor: John Grover
Director of Photography: Phil Méheux
Composer: Roy Budd
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Comando"
"The Final Option"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:232212, Added: 04/30/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024