Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

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Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985, USA) is a War film directed by Lance Hool.

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Main Details

  • Released in 1985 | Color
  • Running Time: Norway:95 min (video version) | USA:100 min
  • Production Co: Cannon Films
  • Distribution Co: Cannon Film Distributors | Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (Canada) | Scotia International Filmverleih (1985) (Germany) (theatrical) (cut)
  • Directed by Lance Hool
  • Written by Steve Bing, Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson
  • Starring Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams
  • Original Music by Brian May
  • Film Editing by Mark Conte, Marcus Manton

Plot Summary

  • Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.

Also Known As

  • Battle Rage (Australia)
  • Braddock II - O Início da Missão (Brazil)
  • Desaparecido en combate 2 (Spain)
  • Missing in Action (Italy)
  • Missing in Action 2 - Die Rückkehr (Germany) (video title)
  • Portés disparus 2 (France)
  • Portés disparus 2 - Pourquoi? (Canada) (French title)
  • Saknad i strid 2 (Sweden)
  • Suoraa toimintaa 2 - pako helvetistä (Finland)

Taglines

  • Chuck Norris is back! A one-man time bomb set to explode!
  • A prisoner to strong too hold. A soldier too dangerous to let go.
  • An American hero's story continues...
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