Desert Force

original title:
Desert Force
other titles:
(Desert Force - Entscheidung in der Wüste), The Killing Streets
country / year of production:
USA / 1990 (x)
original length:
109 min. , color
premiere:
23 October 1991
genre:
action
based on:
director:
Stephen Cornwell
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cast (role):
Hashem Yassin , Michael Paré
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plot synopsis:
The film tells the story of an US marine soldier, who is kidnapped in the Lebanon. His twin travels to the Lebanon to save his brother's life himself, when the authorities don't give him any more information about the whereabout of his brother.
keywords:
terrorism , behind enemy lines , comradeship , liberation , single fighter , captivity
war:
"War against Terrorism"
literature:
Alfred Schlicht. Libanon zwischen Bürgerkrieg und internationalem Konflikt. Bonn: Europa-Union-Verlag, 1986.
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availability:
VHS