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The Delta Force

The Delta Force

They don't negotiate with terrorists... they blow them away!

19865.92h 9m

Overview

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.

Directed by Menahem Golan
Written by Menahem Golan, James Bruner
Produced by Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $17.8M

Top Cast

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Major Scott McCoy

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Colonel Nick Alexander

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Ben Kaplan

Joey Bishop

Joey Bishop

Harry Goldman

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Abdul

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Sylvia Goldman

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Father O'Malley

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Ingrid

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Debra Levine

Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson

Capt. Campbell

Themes & Keywords

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About The Delta Force

The Delta Force is a action, thriller, adventure, war film released in 1986 exploring themes of rescue, martial arts, airplane, war veteran, fight, patriotism. Directed by Menahem Golan, it stars Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam. A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.

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