Rules of Engagement

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Directed by

William Friedkin

Starring (View all)

Tommy Lee Jones
Colonel Hayes Hodges

Samuel L. Jackson
Colonel Terry Childers

Guy Pearce
Major Biggs

Ben Kingsley
Mourain

Bruce Greenwood
Bill Sokal

Anne Archer
Mrs. Mourain

Blair Underwood
Captain Lee

Philip Baker Hall
General H. Lawrence Hodges

Written by

Stephen Gaghan
(screenplay)

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An average movie

11 years, 4 months ago at Dec 24 10:32

johanlefourbe

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but I always had a weak spot for William Friedkin’s work (to be honest, it has been a while since I saw one of his movies and it has been a couple of decades since he did anything really brilliant). Furthermore, a movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, two really badass actors, was also really appealing to me. To round up the cast, yo... read more

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Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.

Release date: 7 April 2000
UPC: 097363321743

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" Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American war legal drama film, directed by William Friedkin, written by Stephen Gaghan, from a story by Jim Webb, and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers, who is brought to court-martial after Marines under his orders kill several civilians outside the U.S. embassy in Yemen. Colonel Terry Childers is a 30-year Marine veteran: a decorated officer with combat experience in Vietnam, Beirut and Desert Sto"

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"Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) ja Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) ovat tutustuneet Vietnamissa ja heistä on tullut yhteisen helvetin koettuaan ystävät. 28-vuotta myöhemmin Childers on yhdysvaltalainen rauhanturvaaja, joka lähetetään Jemeniin stabiloimaan fanaattiseksi puhjennutta mielenosoitusta ja pelastamaan USA:n suurlähettiläs Mourain (Ben Kingsley). Kaikki menee hyvää kyytiä päin helvettiä, tilanne karkaa hallinnasta, kolme amerikkalaista sotilasta kuolee ja Childers saa luodista. Hän"

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" Directed by: William Friedkin Produced by Scott Rubin, Arne Schmidt, Adam Schroeder, Jim Webb, and Richard D. Zanuck Written by: Jim Webb and Stephen Gaghan Cinematography: William A. Fraker and Nicola Perconi Edited by: Auggie Hess Music by: Mark Isham Distributed by: Paramount Pictures "