The Defender
4.8
The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
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Cast
20 people
Dolph Lundgren
Lance Rockford
Known for
Rocky IV
Aquaman
Jerry Springer
The President of the United States
Known for
Ringmaster
Shakara Ledard
Kaye
Known for
Raising Helen
Thomas Lockyer
Stevenson
Known for
Merlin
Dog Soldiers
Caroline Lee-Johnson
Mrs. Jones
Known for
Roadkill
Humans
Gerald Kyd
Morgan
Known for
Legends
Hostage
Ian Porter
Newell
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Howard Antony
Parker
Known for
EastEnders
Geoffrey Burton
Jamar
Known for
Tut
Flowers
Iddo Goldberg
Scripts
Known for
Snowpiercer
Peaky Blinders
James Chalke
Lee
Known for
Don't Kill It
The Commando
Michael Fitzpatrick
Burlingham
Known for
Shadow Man
Dolph Lundgren Director · Douglas W. Miller Writer Adam Nordén Composer
Budget $6M · United States release October 18, 2005 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, Romania, United States
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Production
Lucky UKFS
Production
Bauer Martinez Studios
Production
Defender Production
Production
Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG
Production
Lucky 7 Productions LLC
Production
MediaPro Pictures
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · Romania · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Greece · December 20, 2004
Physical
United States · October 18, 2005
Physical
Brazil
February 23, 2005 · Physical
United Kingdom
May 10, 2021 · Physical · DVD
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