Death Before Dishonor
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- This article is about the film. For the music album, see Death Before Dishonour.
- For the Boston hardcore punk band, see Death Before Dishonor (band)
For the debut album by rapper 2 Pistols, see Death Before Dishonor (album).
| Death Before Dishonor | |
 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Terry Leonard |
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| Produced by | Lawrence Kubik |
| Written by | John Gatliff |
| Starring | Fred Dryer Joseph Gian Sasha Mitchell Peter Parros Brian Keith |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Editing by | Steve Mirkovich |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 20, 1987 |
| Running time | 91 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 film written by John Gatliff, directed by Terry Leonard and starring Fred Dryer.
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[edit] Plot
Gunnery Sergeant Burns 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 army in an attempt to rescue the hostages and kill the terrorists.
[edit] Criticism of the film
In his 2001 book Reel Bad Arabs, Jack Shaheen cites Death Before Dishonor as one of the four most anti-Arab Hollywood movies ever.
[edit] Cast
- Fred Dryer... Gunnery Sgt. Burns
- Joseph Gian... Sgt. Manuel Ramirez
- Sasha Mitchell... Ruggieri
- Peter Parros... James
- Brian Keith... Col. Halloran
- Paul Winfield... Ambassador
- Joanna Pacula... Elli (Journalist)
- Rockne Tarkington... Jihad
- Dan Chodos... Amin
- Mohammed Bakri... Gavril
- Chaim Girafi... Zabib
- Tuvia Tavi... Elias
- Yossi Ashdot... Hamed
- Yossi Werzansky... Attache
- Katya Bishoff... Daughter
- Rassan Tanus... Arab boy
- Kasey Walker... Maude Winter
