
Jamie Shannon is a soldier of fortune -- a mercenary who will stage a coup or a revolution for the right price. He is hired by British mining interests to scout out Zangaro, a small African nation with rich mineral deposits but a brutal and xenophobic dictatorship. Arrested soon after his arrival, Shannon is imprisoned as a spy, badly beaten, and tortured. While in prison he meets one of the country's leading intellectuals, Dr. Okoye, also imprisoned by the regime. Eventually... (Full plot summary below)
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Jamie Shannon is a soldier of fortune -- a mercenary who will stage a coup or a revolution for the right price. He is hired by British mining interests to scout out Zangaro, a small African nation with rich mineral deposits but a brutal and xenophobic dictatorship. Arrested soon after his arrival, Shannon is imprisoned as a spy, badly beaten, and tortured. While in prison he meets one of the country's leading intellectuals, Dr. Okoye, also imprisoned by the regime. Eventually released, he returns to London and is subsequently offered to opportunity to secretly invade Zangaro's capital and lead a military coup. Shannon accepts, but quietly has his own agenda to pursue.
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| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonWalken has rarely delivered such an earthy, physical performance, and his character gives as well as he takes. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayCry Havoc . . . and wake me up for the last 15 minutes. Not a bad film, but it is a bit of a mixed bag. I just wish that bag had held a higher body count. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldThe Dogs of War can be recommended only as a desperate snack for rabid tastes. |
| User ReviewGeorge CThis is great walken, Mercs in war torn Africa. One of my favorite movies of this genre. Good performances by walken and Berenger. Was empressed with the realism of the movie. If you liked this movie I firmly recomend the Wild Geese also of the same Merc genre |
| User ReviewKasey CWithout a doubt top 3 christopher walken movies. hes almost as insane as he is in deer hunter. Dogs of War is in the top 15 movies i have seen ever. |
| User ReviewNestor Awell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that both christopher walken n tom berenger play good parts throughout this movie..i think that the director of this action/adventure/art house/international movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs are pretty kewl thorughout this movie,,its an enjoyable movie 2 watch |
| User ReviewRichard SMy favorite movie. "You're late!" |
| User ReviewBrian CThis is great walken, Mercs in war torn Africa. One of my favorite movies of this genre. Good performances by walken and Berenger. Was empressed with the realism of the movie. If you liked this movie I firmly recomend the Wild Geese also of the same Merc genre |
| User ReviewMichael SI have actually had a beer in the hotel they live in whilst doing the recce |
| User ReviewBen HA fine war movie. It tells more about gaining oneself dignity. I've never read the novel, but I guess it would emphasize more in Christopher Walken character, struggle between the code of honour. As appeared in the movie but not deep enough. |