The Dogs of War

Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

Cast

Christopher Walken

as Jamie Shannon

Tom Berenger

as Drew

Winston Ntshona

as Dr Okoye

Hugh Millais

as Roy Endean

JoBeth Williams

as Jessie

Paul Freeman

as Derek

Colin Blakely

as Drew

Jean-François Stévenin

as Michel

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

as The Captain

Ed O'Neill

as Terry

Reviews

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Zangaro, the fictional African country in The Dogs of War, is something like Zamunda's poor, small neighbor – especially small. North (Colin Blakely), a British documentarian, informs James Shannon (the invaluable Christopher Walken) that a week after taking office, President Kimba sent his opponent...

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