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Merchants of War

Merchants of War

1989Movie⏱️ 1h 24mR
Action
5.1
IMDB Rating
95 votes

The heroes are best friends and commandos sent on a covert mission by the CIA. The mission is a success, but the two incur the wrath of the world's most feared terrorist, a fanatical Islamic, when they set out to do one last mission.

Director
Peter Mackenzie
Writers
Asher Brauner, Eric Weston, Peter Mackenzie
Stars
Asher Brauner, Jesse Vint, John Barrett
Release Date
February 26, 1993
Language
English
Country
United States, South Africa
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Asher Brauner
Asher Brauner
as Nick Drennen
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Jesse Vint
as Frank Kane
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John Barrett
as Tom Harris
Robin Smith
Robin Smith
as Harry Gere
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Adrian Waldron
as Musa Atwa
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Norman Anstey
as Joe De Meo
Graham Weir
Graham Weir
as Vaisal
Graham Armitage
Graham Armitage
as Gordon
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Brian O'Shaughnessy
as James Sullivan
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Bonnie Beck
as Angela

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
North Carolina, USA
Production
Cue Films (Pty) Limited, Triax Entertainment Group

🏷️ Keywords

vietnam war veterancia central intelligence agencyrock theme songtheme songislamic terrorist

🎯 Categories

Action

⭐ Featured Review

Trite actioner from South Africa
by lor_2023-06-03

"My review was written in September 1990 after watching the movie on Vidmark video cassette. "Merchants of War" is a cornball mercenaries' adventure made in South Africa. Feature had a brief theatrical run via Triax in January 1989 ahead of current home video availability from Vidmark. Arthur Brauner, who was much better in the subsequent South African-lensed film "American Eagle", toplines as anex-Vietnam warrior and ex-CIA operative assigned to a photo reconnaissance mission in Angola. Supposedly an Arab faction from the Middle East is in the former Portuguese colon..."

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📖 Synopsis

The heroes are best friends and commandos sent on a covert mission by the CIA. The mission is a success, but the two incur the wrath of the world's most feared terrorist, a fanatical Islamic, when they set out to do one last mission.