Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 American action film directed by Terry J. Leonard.
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Plot
Gunnery Sergeant Burns (Fred Dryer) 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 Marine Corps in an attempt to rescue the hostages and kill the terrorists.
Cast
Fred Dryer as Gunnery Sergeant Jack Burns
Brian Keith as Colonel Halloran
Kasey Walker as Maude
Joanna Pacula as Elli
Joseph Gian as Sergeant Manuel Ramirez
Sasha Mitchell as Ruggieri
Peter Parros as James
Paul Winfield as The Ambassador
Rockne Tarkington as "Jihad"
Dan Chodos as Amin
Mohammad Bakri as Gavril
Chaim Girafi as Zabib
Tuvia Tavi as Elias
Yossi Ashdot as Hamed
Production
Death Before Dishonor marked the directorial debut for Terry J. Leonard, who was primarily known for his stunt work, but had also served as a second unit director for several feature films and television shows. The film was originally scheduled to shoot in Yugoslavia, but producer Lawrence Kubik received a telephone call warning him not to come to Yugoslavia, consequently, the location was moved to Israel, where production costs were lower. The film shot in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Jaffa.
Reception
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.
Novelization
A paperback novelization of the film, written by Kevin Randle, was published in 1987.
Home media
The film was released on DVD on April 17, 2001, by Anchor Bay Entertainment.