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![Poster of the movie The Dogs of War [1980]](/images/posters/1000x1500/6/the-dogs-of-war-1980-us-poster.jpg)
1980 Action drama
United Kingdom
1h 58min
Back in civilian life, an ex-mercenary soldier (Christopher Walken) accepts an offer by an American businessman to overthrow a small African government. Making plans to lead the coup, he visits the country in the guise of a nature photographer. Suspicious, the government throws him into prison and subjects him to torture. While in prison, he meets a dissident political leader. Finally free, he is deported. Back in the United States, he recruits his band of mercenaries and makes a raid on the military headquarters of the country's dictator and completes the coup...
Directed by | John Irvin |
Written by | Gary DeVore, George Malko, Frederick Forsyth |
Company | United ArtistsUnited ArtistsUnited Artists |
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