Death Force

Death Force
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cirio H. Santiago
Produced by	Robert E. Waters
Written by	Howard R. Cohen
Story by	Cirio H. Santiago; Robert E. Waters
Starring	James Iglehart; Carmen Argenziano; Leon Isaac Kennedy; Jayne Kennedy
Release date	1978;
Running time	96 minutes; 110 minutes (uncut version)
Country	Philippines; United States
Language	English

Death Force (also known as Vengeance Is Mine)[1] is a 1978 martial arts exploitation film directed by Cirio H. Santiago and written by Howard R. Cohen.[2] The film is an international co-production of the Philippines and the United States, and stars blaxploitation actor James Iglehart alongside Carmen Argenziano, Leon Isaac Kennedy, and Jayne Kennedy.[3] Iglehart plays Doug Russell, a veteran of the Vietnam War turned gold smuggler who is left for dead by his partners and, after being trained to wield a samurai sword by a Japanese soldier, seeks revenge on those who betrayed him.

Cast

James Iglehart as Doug Russell
Carmen Argenziano as Morelli
Leon Isaac Kennedy as McGee[4]
Jayne Kennedy as Maria Russell[4]
Jose Mari Avellana
Joonee Gamboa

Home media

In September 2013, Death Force was released on DVD by Vinegar Syndrome as a double feature with the 1978 film Vampire Hookers, which was also directed by Santiago.[5] In June 2014, Death Force was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Germany by Subkultur Entertainment.[6]

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References

Hunter, Rob (March 21, 2018). "The Best Movies You've Never Seen Featuring Unexpected Swordplay". /Film. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
Smith, Richard Harland (May 11, 2016). "This Week on TCM Underground: Death Force (1978) and Clay Pigeon (1971)". Streamline. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
Parish, James Robert; Hill, George H. (1989). Black Action Films: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 235 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases. McFarland. pp. 63, 232. ISBN 978-0899504568.
Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2007). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts Book 12). Scarecrow Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0810855458.
Thompson, Nathaniel (August 31, 2013). "Death Force / Vampire Hookers". Mondo Digital. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
"Ein Mann wird zum Killer - Death Force - Grindhouse Collection Vol. 2 Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

External links

Death Force on IMDb

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[1] Hunter, Rob (March 21, 2018). "The Best Movies You've Never Seen Featuring Unexpected Swordplay". /Film. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[2] Smith, Richard Harland (May 11, 2016). "This Week on TCM Underground: Death Force (1978) and Clay Pigeon (1971)". Streamline. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[3] Parish, James Robert; Hill, George H. (1989). Black Action Films: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 235 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases. McFarland. pp. 63, 232. ISBN 978-0899504568.

[berry-4] Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2007). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts Book 12). Scarecrow Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0810855458.

[5] Thompson, Nathaniel (August 31, 2013). "Death Force / Vampire Hookers". Mondo Digital. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[6] "Ein Mann wird zum Killer - Death Force - Grindhouse Collection Vol. 2 Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.