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Manticore

Manticore

20054.61h 28m

Overview

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.

Directed by Tripp Reed
Written by John Werner
Produced by Jeffery Beach, Phillip J. Roth
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Top Cast

Robert Beltran

Robert Beltran

Sgt. Baxter

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Kramer

Chase Masterson

Chase Masterson

Ashley Pierce

Heather Donahue

Heather Donahue

Cpl. Keats

Faran Tahir

Faran Tahir

Umari

A.J. Buckley

A.J. Buckley

Pvt. Sulley

J

Jeff M. Lewis

Ortiz

Richard Gnolfo

Richard Gnolfo

John Busey

Jonas Talkington

Jonas Talkington

Mouth

Michail Elenov

Michail Elenov

Fathi

Themes & Keywords

iraq war

About Manticore

Manticore is a action, fantasy, horror, science fiction, tv movie film released in 2005 exploring themes of iraq war. Directed by Tripp Reed, it stars Robert Beltran, Jeff Fahey, Chase Masterson. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.

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