"War brings out the beast in every man."

1988

1h 51m

7.0(224 votes)

War

Drama

Overview

During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

George Dzundza

Daskal

Jason Patric

Konstantin Koverchenko

Steven Bauer

Khan Taj

Stephen Baldwin

Anthony Golikov

Don Harvey

Kaminski

Kabir Bedi

Akbar

Erick Avari

Samad

Chaim Jeraffi

Moustafa

Shoshi Marciano

Sherina

Yitzhak Ne'eman

Iskandar

Creative team

Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Written by: William Mastrosimone
Produced by: John Fiedler

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