
The Marine(2006)
A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.


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.

Robert Beltran
Sgt. Baxter

Jeff Fahey
Kramer

Chase Masterson
Ashley Pierce

Heather Donahue
Cpl. Keats

Faran Tahir
Umari

A.J. Buckley
Pvt. Sulley
Jeff M. Lewis
Ortiz

Richard Gnolfo
John Busey

Jonas Talkington
Mouth

Michail Elenov
Fathi
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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