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Counterforce is a espagnol film of genre Drama with George Kennedy
Counterforce (1988)
Escuadrón
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Add to a movie listCounterforce, also known as Escuadron, is a 1988 action adventure film. A special military unit is sent to protect a democratically elected president from a fanatical military dictator.
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Dans un pays du Moyen-Orient, le président Kassar, à peine élu, voit son gouvernement démocratique renversé par le coup d'État fomenté par le colonel d'un pays voisin. Le militaire met immédiatement en place un régime autoritaire. Des menaces pèsent alors à la fois sur la vie de Kassar et sur l'entente internationale. Une équipe de forces spéciales est dépêchée par les États-Unis pour secourir Kassar et contrer les exactions du dictateur.Actors
George Kennedy
(Vince Colby)
Simón Andreu
(Commisioner)
Jorge Rivero
(Harris)
Andrew Stevens
(Nash)
Isaac Hayes
(Ballard)
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