Mercenary
5.2
Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman whose wife is killed by kidnappers, so he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnappers. There's only one catch --- he wants to go with them.
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Olivier Gruner
Capt. Karl 'Hawk' May
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Gunfight at Rio Bravo
John Ritter
Jonas Ambler
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It
Problem Child
Robert Culp
McClean
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Ed Lauter
Jack Cochran
Known for
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The Artist
Michael Zelniker
Alan Bailey
Known for
Bird
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Martin Kove
Phoenix
Known for
Cobra Kai
The Karate Kid
Lara Harris
Joanna Ambler
Known for
The Fisher King
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Lindsey Ginter
Klinge
Known for
Mercury Rising
S.W.A.T.
Nils Allen Stewart
Bad Dave
Known for
The Scorpion King
Undisputed
Duke Valenti
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Also in
Armageddon
The Last Boy Scout
Michael Reid Davis
Hendrix
Also in
Wag the Dog
Robert Werhan
Frank
Also in
Tough and Deadly
Avi Nesher Director · Steven Hartov Screenplay Roger Neill Composer
United States release January 17, 1997 · Produced in United States · Production Mahagonny Pictures, HBO
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Conquistador Entertainment
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Mahagonny Pictures
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HBO
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Argo Films
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Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
Greece · October 17, 1996
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United States · January 17, 1997
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Germany
October 18, 2024 · Physical
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