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Release Date:
December 22, 1998
Original Title:
Act of War
Alternate Titles:
Die Fast - Stirb endlich!
Genres:
Action
Production Companies:
North American Pictures
Production Countries:
Canada | Czech Republic
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16
Runtime: 94
Jack Gracy, a former security guard at the American Embassy in Russia, has shown up uninvited to a party at the embassy in the former Soviet Republic of Bazrhikistan, where his estranged girlfriend is working. As the two are talking upstairs, a group of terrorists disguised as caterers burst in and take all the guests downstairs hostage. The terrorists are threatening to launch nuclear missles at America if their demands are not met, but they haven't planned on Jack being their to spoil the party.
Casting:
Tom McSweeney
Susan Taylor Brouse
Costume Design:
Katia Stano
Eva Stanek
Director:
Robert Lee
Director of Photography:
David Pelletier
Editor:
Derek A Whelan
Executive Producer:
Michelle Gahagan
Lloyd A. Simandl
Line Producer:
D. Barry Lee
Michael Rogers
Original Music Composer:
Peter Allen
Producer:
Lloyd A. Simandl
Screenplay:
Pavel Jech
Script Supervisor:
Jaroslava Moucka
Set Decoration:
Ladislav Balous
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