A Soviet tank and its warring crew become separated from their patrol and lost in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks.
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Title: The Beast of War (1988)
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Cast
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| George Dzundza | ... | Daskal | |
| Jason Patric | ... | Konstantin Koverchenko | |
| Steven Bauer | ... | Khan Taj | |
| Stephen Baldwin | ... | Anthony Golikov | |
| Don Harvey | ... | Kaminski | |
| Kabir Bedi | ... | Akbar | |
| Erick Avari | ... | Samad | |
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Chaim Jeraffi | ... | Moustafa (as Haim Gerafi) |
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Shoshi Marciano | ... | Sherina (as Shosh Marciano) |
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Yitzhak Ne'eman | ... | Iskandar (as Itzhak Babi Ne'Eman) |
| David Sherrill | ... | Kovolov | |
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Moshe Vapnik | ... | Hasan |
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Claude Aviram | ... | Sadioue |
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Victor Ken | ... | Ali |
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Avi Keedar | ... | Noor |
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During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains. A unique look at the Soviet 'Vietnam' experience sympathetically told for both sides. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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7 September 1988 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross USA:
$161,004Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$161,004Company Credits
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Golikov: Maybe you'll find another sheep.
Kaminski: Maybe I will!
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Written by VICTOR TSI
Performed by KINO
Produced by JOANNA STINGRAY
Courtesy of STINGRAY PRODUCTIONS
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Trivia
Although in the original movie the actors use American military lingo and commands, which is quite out of place for Soviet soldiers, the Hungarian version of the movie corrected much of these errors and added authentic Warsaw Pact jargon and commands. Interestingly, the tank commander repeatedly calls a shrapnel shell "kartács" which is an outdated word for grapeshot. See more »Goofs
The RPG-7 in real life would not give recoil when Mustafa discharges it by accident as the weapon is actually a recoilless launcher, so in real life the weapon would have been still upon firing. See more »Quotes
Kaminski: I need a woman!Golikov: Maybe you'll find another sheep.
Kaminski: Maybe I will!
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Crazy Credits
At the start of the film, just after the Columbia Pictures logo the following quote is given: When you're wounded an' left on Afghanistan's plains. An' the women come out to cut up your remains, Just roll to your rifle an' blow out your brains, An' go to your Gawd like a soldier. - Rudyard Kipling See more »Alternate Versions
There are two versions playing on American Premium (Subscription) Movie Channels. One has subtitles for the Mujahadeen and the other does not. Currently, on STARZ, the version with subtitles is playing. Last year, on A&E, was the version without subtitles. See more »Soundtracks
STREETCAR HEADED EASTWritten by VICTOR TSI
Performed by KINO
Produced by JOANNA STINGRAY
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This film is as I said one of the greatest war films ever made. It is also the only one that I am aware of that focuses on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. A serviceable plot makes it easier for the tank crew to turn out some great performances. Stephen Baldwin is even tolerable in this one and this is the only role to date where he shouldn't be killed for his decision to act. Don Harvey is a unsung star as the brake fluid swigging Kaminski and Jason Patric turns in a good perfomance as Koverchenko, the moral driver torn between being a good soldier and obeying his instincts. This also qualifies as the best tank movie ever made and the T-62 tank that is featured is the real star of the show. I think that the Soviets were using T-72 tanks in this particular conflict but I'm just being a little anal. Overall, this is one of my top ten and I think that any war movie fan should check this one out.