The Dogs of War (film)
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- This article is about the 1980's film. For other meanings, see Dogs of war.
| The Dogs of War | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Irvin |
| Produced by | Larry DeWayy Norman Jewison Patrick J. Palmer |
| Written by | Frederick Forsyth (Novel) Gary DeVore George Malko |
| Starring | Christopher Walken Tom Berenger Colin Blakely |
| Music by | Geoffrey Burgon |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Editing by | Antony Gibbs |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 13 February 1981 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country | Uk / USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Based on the best-selling novel by Frederick Forsyth, The Dogs Of War is a 1981 film starring Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger as part of a small group of mercenaries hired to depose the leader of the fictional African Republic of Zangaro, so that a British tycoon can gain access to a (literal) mountain of platinum.
There are many differences from the novel (which has been described as a "How-to" guide for staging a revolution in small African countries), with the movie's focus being moved away from the "nuts & bolts" of planning the operation towards the initial reconnaissance and the attack on the city of Clarence.
Although now dated, the film was renowned for showing a glimpse of how mercenaries operated at the time.
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