Back The Dogs of War (cinta) AN Els gossos de la guerra Catalan The Dogs of War Welsh Die Hunde des Krieges (Film) German Los perros de la guerra (película) Spanish The Dogs of War (filma) Basque سربازان مزدور (فیلم) Persian Les Chiens de guerre French Os cans da guerra Galician I mastini della guerra (film) Italian
| The Dogs of War | |
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| Directed by | John Irvin |
| Screenplay by | Gary DeVore George Malko Michael Cimino[1] (uncredited) |
| Based on | The Dogs of War (1974 novel) by Frederick Forsyth |
| Produced by | Larry DeWaay |
| Starring | Christopher Walken Tom Berenger Colin Blakely |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
| Music by | Geoffrey Burgon |
Production company | Juniper Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom[1] United States[1] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million[2] |
| Box office | $5.4 million[3] |
The Dogs of War is a 1980 action-thriller war film directed by John Irvin and starring Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger and Colin Blakely. Based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, it follows small mercenary unit of soldiers is privately hired to depose the president of a fictional African country modeled on Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Equatorial Guinea and Angola (as they were in the late 1970s), so that a British tycoon can gain access to a platinum deposit.[4]
The title is based on a phrase from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar: "Cry, 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war."
- ^ a b c "The Dogs of War (1980)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Perry, Simon. "FINANCE FOR LOCAL TALENT". Sight and Sound. Vol. 49, no. 3 (Summer 1980). London. p. 144.
- ^ "The Dogs of War (1981)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ New York Magazine Feb 23, 1981