Counterforce
Genres
Overview
A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighboring dictator who has designs on his country.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1988-02-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
4.7
Simón Andreu
Commisioner
Kabir Bedi
Koura
Kevin Bernhardt
Sutherland
Joy Blackburn
Nurse
Robert Forster
The Dictator
Isaac Hayes
Ballard
Louis Jourdan
Kassar
George Kennedy
Vince Colby
Andrew Stevens
Nash
Jorge Rivero
Harris
Susana Dosamantes
Roxana
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