''This article is about the film. For the music album, see Death Before Dishonour.
For the Boston hardcore punk band, see Death Before Dishonor (band)
Death Before Dishonor
is a 1987 film written by John Gatliff, directed by Terry Leonard and starring Fred Dryer.
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Plot
Gunnery Sergeant Burns 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.
Criticism of the film
In his 2001 book
Reel Bad Arabs
,
Jack Shaheen cites
Death Before Dishonor
as one of the four most
anti-Arab Hollywood movies ever.
Cast
- Fred Dryer... Gunnery Sgt. Burns
- Joseph Gian... Sgt. Manuel Ramirez
- Sasha Mitchell... Ruggieri
- Peter Parros... James
- Brian Keith... Col. Halloran
- Paul Winfield... Ambassador
- Joanna Pacula... Elli (Journalist)
- Rockne Tarkington... Jihad
- Dan Chodos... Amin
- Mohammed Bakri... Gavril
- Chaim Girafi... Zabib
- Tuvia Tavi... Elias
- Yossi Ashdot... Hamed
- Yossi Werzansky... Attache
- Katya Bishoff... Daughter
- Rassan Tanus... Arab boy
- Kasey Walker... Maude Winter