The Delta Force
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Main Details
- Released in 1986
- Color
- Production Co: Cannon Films
- Distribution Co: Cannon Films
- Directed by Menahem Golan
- Written by James Bruner & Menahem Golan
- Starring Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Robert Forster, George Kennedy, Susan Strasberg, Bo Svenson, Robert Vaughn, Shelley Winters
- Music by Alan Silvestri
Tagline
- The Siege....The Ordeal...The Rescue
Synopsis
The Delta Force is a 1986 American action film starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (in his final film) as leaders of an elite squad of Special Forces troops based on the real life U.S. Army Delta Force unit. It was directed by Menahem Golan and featured Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Robert Vaughn, Steve James, Robert Forster, Shelley Winters, and George Kennedy. The film was produced in Israel. A group of Lebanese terrorists hijack American Travelways Flight 282, a Boeing 707 flying from Cairo, Egypt to New York City via Athens, Greece and Rome, Italy. Taking all 144 passengers and crew hostage on the Athens-Rome leg, the group, the pro-Khomeini New World Revolutionary Organization, led by two terrorists named Abdul Rafai and Mustafa, forces Captain Roger Campbell and his crew to fly the plane to Beirut, Lebanon, where they make demands to the United States government that, if not met, will result in the death of the hostages. (Wikipedia)
