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The Dogs of War (1980)

Director: John Irvin

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From Time Out Film Guide

If you thought The Deer Hunter was racist, then get your eyes round this: Frederick Forsyth's novel about a mercenary coup in a small African dictatorship adapted with all the lost-empire sentimentality that the book avoided. And, given Irvin's reputation after directing Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for the BBC, it's odd to find a film which muffs locations (New York, London, 'the tropics') and themes (solitude, the joy of action) with such indifference. Ten out of ten to Colin Blakely for his cameo (as an itinerant o'booze), but otherwise this is just another weary hack job from a rootless British film industry in decline.

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Cast & crew

Director: John Irvin

Producer: Larry De Waay

Cast: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, Jean-François Stévenin, JoBeth Williams, Roberet Urquhart full cast

Genre(s): Action/Adventure

Duration: 118 mins


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