The Soldier
5.3
“You don't assign him. You unleash him.”
Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.
Cast
60 people
Ken Wahl
The Soldier
Known for
The Wanderers
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Tanya Russell
Old Lady
Alberta Watson
Susan Goodman
Known for
La Femme Nikita
The Keep
Jeremiah Sullivan
Ivan
Also in
Double-Stop
The Adams Chronicles
William Prince
The President
Known for
The Gauntlet
Sybil
Joaquim de Almeida
The Soldier's Force
Known for
Warrior Nun
Desperado
Peter Hooten
Soldier's Force
Known for
Dr. Strange
The Inglorious Bastards
Steve James
Soldier's Force
Known for
American Ninja
The Warriors
Alexander Spencer
Soldier's Force
No other roles listed
Klaus Kinski
Dracha
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Bill Anagnos
Truck Driver / Cowboy #1
Also in
The Warriors
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Bob Andrews
ICBM Guard
Also in
School for Sex
James Glickenhaus Director · Christopher Franke Composer Edgar Froese Composer
Worldwide gross $6.3M · Budget $5.4M · United States release June 1, 1982
Box office
Budget
$5,450,000
Worldwide gross
$6,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Embassy Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian
Release dates
United States · June 1, 1982
Theatrical
Australia
January 27, 1983 · Theatrical
France
July 7, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
June 15, 1982 · Theatrical
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