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American Warships

American Warships

20123.51h 30m

Overview

When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.

Directed by Thunder Levin
Written by Thunder Levin
Produced by David Michael Latt
Box Office0Revenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Captain Winston

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers

General McKraken

Johanna Watts

Johanna Watts

Lt. Caroline Bradley

Nikki McCauley

Nikki McCauley

Dr. Julia Flynn

Devin McGee

Devin McGee

Lt. Cmdr. Juarez

Mandela Van Peebles

Mandela Van Peebles

Lookout Dunbar

Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes

Lt. Anders

G

Gray Hawks

Communications Officer Wexler

Rodney Roldan

Rodney Roldan

2nd Lookout

A

April Ezell Wilson

Dr. Erica Billman

Themes & Keywords

battleship

About American Warships

American Warships is a action, thriller, science fiction, war film released in 2012 exploring themes of battleship. Directed by Thunder Levin, it stars Mario Van Peebles, Carl Weathers, Johanna Watts. When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.

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