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Death Before Dishonor
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;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$4,546,244

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

Plot edit

Gunnery Sergeant Burns (Fred Dryer) 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 edit

Fred Dryer as Gunnery Sergeant Burns
Brian Keith as Colonel Halloran
Kasey Walker as Maude
Joanna Pacula as Elli
Joseph Gian as Sergeant Manuel Ramirez
Sasha Mitchell as Ruggieri
Peter Parros as James
Paul Winfield as The Ambassador
Rockne Tarkington as "Jihad"
Dan Chodos as Amin
Mohammad Bakri as Gavril
Chaim Girafi as Zabib
Tuvia Tavi as Elias
Yossi Ashdot as Hamed

Production edit

Death Before Dishonor marked the directorial debut for Terry J. Leonard, who was primarily known for his stunt work, but had also served as a second unit director for several feature films and television shows.^[1] The film was originally scheduled to shoot in Yugoslavia, but producer Lawrence Kubik received a telephone call warning him not to come to Yugoslavia, consequently, the location was moved to Israel, where production costs were lower. The film shot in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Jaffa.^[1]

Home media edit

The film was released on DVD on April 17, 2001, by Anchor Bay Entertainment.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Death Before Dishonor". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^ "Death Before Dishonor".
^ Tribbey, Ralph (April 5, 2001). "DVD NEWS BRIEFS: Anchor Bay in May; Aguilera on DVD; Koch's VaultKoch's Vault". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2019.