Delta Force (film)

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Movie
German title Delta Force
Original title The Delta Force
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1986
length 125 minutes
Age rating FSK 16 (re-examination),
previously FSK 18 (indexed)
Rod
Director Menahem Golan
script James Bruner
production Rony Yakov
Menahem Golan
Yoram Globe
music Alan Silvestri
camera David Gurfinkel
cut Alain Jakubowicz
occupation

Delta Force is an American action film from 1986 , starring Chuck Norris in the lead role of counterterrorism expert and Delta soldier Major Scott McCoy . The film was produced by Cannon Films .

action

Major Scott McCoy and his partner Colonel Nick Alexander are commanders of the Delta Force , a United States reaction force established on November 21, 1977 with a focus on counter-terrorism . The film begins with the unsuccessful release of the hostages in the American Embassy in Tehran. Captain McCoy rescues a soldier from a burning helicopter and is then promoted to major.

Terrorists under the leadership of Abdul hijack a Boeing 707 of American Airlines Travelways (ATW) on the flight 282 from Athens to Rome . The president puts McCoy and his troops on Abdul. Abdul separates the Jewish hostages and has them secretly disembarked during a stopover in Beirut . Two Navy soldiers are also taken away, as well as a priest who joined the Jewish hostages. At the same time, more fighters from Abdul's organization come on board, which also remains hidden from the Delta Force, they continue to assume two hijackers .

Then the machine flies on to Algiers and lands there. All female hostages will be released. The command followed in a Lockheed C-130 and is preparing to storm the machine, but is called back at the last second by Colonel Alexander, who has learned from the German stewardess Ingrid that other kidnappers are on board. In revenge, the kidnappers kill the third navy soldier on board and throw him out of the starting machine.

The Boeing is returning to Beirut, where Abdul's terrorist organization called the New World Revolutionary Organization is apparently based and receiving semi-official support. The remaining hostages are held in a school.

McCoy and his partner Pete Peterson travel to Beirut disguised as Canadian reporters to investigate the situation and prepare the liberation operation with the help of a Greek Orthodox priest who works for the Mossad . The priest is exposed and taken prisoner. He evades torture and possible betrayal by falling from the balcony and dies. Still, McCoy and Peterson must flee under fire, but are able to escape.

During the night, the entire command of Colonel Alexander infiltrated and the rescue operation began. Most of the hostages can be removed quickly. McCoy blows up the building as support from the New World Revolutionary Organization approaches. However, Abdul fled with a smaller number of the hostages.

Peterson finds out where Abdul is fleeing to, and the commandos manage to free the remaining hostages. Peterson is badly hit in this battle. McCoy can eventually kill Abdul too. You drive to the airport and overwhelm the guards on the plane. McCoy clears the runway and the commando escapes with the hostages to Israel. Peterson dies in flight. From Israel, Colonel Alexander and his troops immediately flies home.

Location

The film was shot almost entirely in Israel , Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus used the newly opened GG Israel Studios in Jerusalem . The scenes at Beirut , Tel Aviv and Athens airports were filmed at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.

Only one scene was not filmed in Israel, but at Athens' Ellinikon International Airport . Hebrew lettering appears in some scenes, even though the scene is set in Beirut. The Hercules C-130 military aircraft was on loan from the Israeli Air Force.

Filming began on September 18, 1985 and ended on November 26 of the same year.

Sequels

The film found a sequel in 1990 with Delta Force 2 - The Columbian Connection , which was directed by Aaron Norris , the brother of the re-leading actor Chuck Norris. In the same year another sequel was created under the title Delta Force 3 - The Killing Game ; Sam Firstenberg took over the direction this time , but Chuck Norris was no longer involved. Fistenberg also directed Part 1 of the thematically similar Operation Delta Force series.

production

Delta Force was inspired by the events surrounding TWA Flight 847 . The film plane (Boeing 707) was on loan from the now defunct Israeli MAOF Airlines.

Production costs were around $ 13.5 million. In the United States, the film grossed about $ 18 million.

It was Lee Marvin's last film as he died of a heart attack on August 29, 1987.

Reviews

"Stereotypical, amateurish action-ripper with a pretended moral message that operates with political distortions, hostile clichés and instincts of revenge."

- Lexicon of international film

"Nationalist fantasy of revenge, inspired by the hijacking of the TWA machine 847 in 1985."

- Cinema

In an analysis of more than 900 Hollywood films regarding the use of anti-Arab clichés, the author Jack Shaheen argued in his book " Reel Bad Arabs : How Hollywood Vilifies a People" that Delta Force was one of the "worst" top five.

Publication on DVD and Blu-ray

The film was released on DVD on March 30, 2004.
It was released on Blu-ray on June 28, 2013.
The Blu-ray also contains several language versions, while the DVD is only available in German.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Delta Force . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2011 (PDF; test number: 56 405 V).
  2. ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, Hille 2013, p. 201.
  3. ↑ a b Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 209.
  4. ^ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 206.
  5. ^ Delta Force. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  6. ↑ Delta Force on cinema.de