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Mercenary (1996) [N/A]

Featuring:
Olivier Gruner, John Ritter, Robert Culp, Ed Lauter

Written by:
Patrick Highsmith (story)
Patrick Highsmith (screenplay)
Steven Hartov (screenplay)
Beverly Graf (story editor)
Eden Harvest (story editor)
Evan Spiliotopoulos (story editor)

Directed by:
Avi Nesher


Release Date:
October 17, 1996

Original Title:
Mercenary

Alternate Titles:
Rache - Söldner des Todes

Genres:
Action | Thriller

Production Companies:
Argo Films
Conquistador Entertainment
HBO
Mahagonny Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 102

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman who's 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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Rankings and Honors

Mercenary (1996) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.0/10

Performers

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Production

ADR Editor:
Mikael Sandgren

Art Direction:
Blaine McManus

Associate Producer:
Olivier Gruner

Boom Operator:
Ken Strain
Jacqueline Marie McLaughlin

Casting:
Robyn Ray
Ed Mitchell

Co-Producer:
Kathy Jordan

Costume Design:
Tami Mor

Director:
Avi Nesher

Director of Photography:
Irek Hartowicz

Editor:
Michael Schweitzer
Richard Trevor

Executive Producer:
Pascal Borno

Fight Choreographer:
Olivier Gruner

Key Hair Stylist:
Ania Harasimiak

Key Makeup Artist:
Ania Harasimiak

Line Producer:
Simon Edery

Original Music Composer:
Roger Neill

Producer:
Avi Nesher
Alona Abt
Tamir Paul

Production Design:
Gary Randall

Screenplay:
Steven Hartov

Set Decoration:
Christine Staggs

Sound Effects Editor:
Steve Livingston

Sound Recordist:
Carlos Isais

Story:
Avi Nesher

Stunt Coordinator:
Scott Leva

Stunts:
Kurt Bryant
Denney Pierce
Joe Bucaro III

Writer:
Avi Nesher

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