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Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone

Vengeance has a name.

20085.81h 42m

Overview

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

Directed by Lexi Alexander
Written by Matt Holloway, Gerry Conway, Art Marcum
Produced by Gale Anne Hurd
Box OfficeBudget: $20.5MRevenue: $10.1M

Top Cast

Ray Stevenson

Ray Stevenson

Frank Castle / The Punisher

Dominic West

Dominic West

Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw

Julie Benz

Julie Benz

Angela Donatelli

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

Paul Budiansky

Doug Hutchison

Doug Hutchison

James Russoti / "Loony Bin Jim" / "LBJ"

Dash Mihok

Dash Mihok

Martin Soap

Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight

Linus Lieberman / Micro

Stephanie Janusauskas

Stephanie Janusauskas

Grace Donatelli

Mark Camacho

Mark Camacho

Carmine "Pittsy" Gazzera

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

"Ink" Gazzera

Themes & Keywords

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About Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone is a action, crime film released in 2008 exploring themes of fbi, superhero, based on comic, broken neck, military uniform, wall safe. Directed by Lexi Alexander, it stars Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz. Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

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