| GENERAL
DATA |
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| other
titles |
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The
Beast
La Bête de Guerre
Háborús fenevad
Bestie Krieg
Antitanc
Belva di guerra |
| catch
phrases |
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War brings out the beast in every man.
• You can escape from everything but justice.
• The Cause: freedom. The enemy: The world's deadliest fighting
machine.
• There is no room in a tank for a conscience. |
| release
category |
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big-screen-movie |
| genre |
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war/action/drama |
| length |
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111
minutes
- also broadcast in many other versions |
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theatrical
release
certificate |
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Britain:
February 26, 1988 - video ('15', uncut, 94m 57s/shorter running
time for technical reasons)
Britain: March 2, 1988 - video-trailer ('15', uncut, 1m
50s)
USA:
MPAA rating "R/Restricted", objectionable for children
Germany: FSK freigegeben ab 18 - Film / ab 16 - Video |
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| release
dates |
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• Canada
- September 14, 1988 (Toronto Film Festival)
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USA - September 16, 1988 (New York City)
• Germany - September 29, 1988
• Philippines - February 18, 1989 (Davao)
• USA - May 15, 2001 - DVD
• Germany - April 11, 1989 - video |
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| PRODUCTION |
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| country
of production |
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USA |
| production |
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A&M
Films,
Brightstar Films |
| executive
producer |
|
John
Fielder |
| screenplay |
|
William
Mastrosimone, based on his own play, titled "Nanawatai!" (obligation
to give sanctuary, asylum) |
| music |
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Mark
Isham |
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| set design |
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Richard
D. James |
| costume
design |
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Rochelle
Zaltzman |
| special
effects |
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Peter
Hutchinson (supervisor) |
| action
scenes |
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Paul
Weston (stunt coordinator) |
| cinematography |
|
Douglas
Milsome |
| distribution |
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RCA Columbia
Pictures Video Ltd. |
| filming
location |
|
Israel |
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| DIRECTOR |
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Kevin
Reynolds |
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| CAST |
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George
Dzundza (Daskal)
Jason Patric (Koverchenko)
Steven Bauer (Taj)
Stephen Baldwin (Golikov)
Don Harvey (Kaminski)
Erick Avari (Samad)
Chaim Girafi/Haim Gerafi (Moustafa)
Shoshi Marciano (Sherina)
Yitzhak Ne'eman/Itzhak Bbi Neeman (Iskandar)
David Sherrill (Kovolov)
Moshe Vapnik (Hasan)
Claude Aviram (Sadioue)
Victor Ken (Ali)
Avi Keedar (Noor)
Osnat Mor (Young Girl)
Rami Heuberger (Helicopter Co-Pilot)
Avi Gil-Or (Khahzaman)
Roberto Pollak (Shahzaman)
Beni Baruchin (Afzal) |
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| SUMMARY |
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| KABIR
BEDI DETAILS |
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| Kabir's
part |
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Kabir plays "Akbar", Taj's uncle. |
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| Kabir's
showstopper |
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| discussion |
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discuss
this movie with others |
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| KABIR
BEDI PICTURES |
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| Kabir
stills |
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movie
picture galleries |
| reviews
w/ Kabir pix |
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| other
links w/ Kabir pix |
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| tv
broadcasts |
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want
to see Kabir in
it? check TV listings of Kabir's
work - current/archives |
| not
to be confused with |
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...the
British documentary Beasts of War/Man & Beast (1999) about the
use of animals in wars. |
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| LINKS |
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| official
website |
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| trailers |
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related links |
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| INFORMATION -
QUICK BITS |
• Languages in the movie:
English and Pashtu.
• The Beast of War won 1989 the award "Best
Film" at the Cleveland International Film Festival. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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