The Delta Force
They don't negotiate with terrorists... they blow them away!
Rating: 6.0 out of 10TMDB(553 votes)
Overview
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
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Box office
Grossed $17.8M worldwide, about 2.0 times its $9M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in Algeria
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Collection
Part of The Delta Force Collection
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Music
Music by Alan Silvestri
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Cinematography
Cinematography by David Gurfinkel
Details
- Director
- Writers
- James BrunerScreenplay
- Menahem GolanScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 14, 1986
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $9M
- Revenue
- $17.8M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- The Delta Force Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Chuck NorrisMajor Scott McCoy
Lee MarvinColonel Nick Alexander
Martin BalsamBen Kaplan
Joey BishopHarry Goldman
Robert ForsterAbdul
Lainie KazanSylvia Goldman
George KennedyFather O'Malley
Hanna SchygullaIngrid
Susan StrasbergDebra Levine
Bo SvensonCapt. Campbell
Robert VaughnGen. Woodbridge
Shelley WintersEdie Kaplan- David MenachemMustafa
Steve JamesBobby- William WallacePete Peterson
- Mosko AlkalaiTV reporter
Shaike OphirFather Nicholas
Uri GavrielGeorge Berri
Assi DayanRaffi Amir
Charles GrantTom Hale
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