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Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
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Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

1985-03-01 · 95 min · ★ 5.8

Action · War · Drama · Thriller

Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.

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Directors
Lance Hool
Production companies
Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group
Countries
United States of America, St. Kitts and Nevis, Netherlands, Mexico
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,410,000
Revenue
USD 10,755,447

Top Cast

Chuck NorrisChuck NorrisColonel James Braddock
Soon-Tek OhSoon-Tek OhColonel Yin
Steven WilliamsSteven WilliamsCaptain David Nester
John WesleyJohn WesleyFrankie
Professor Toru TanakaProfessor Toru TanakaLao
John OtrinJohn OtrinSoldier
Christopher CaryChristopher CaryEmerson
Joseph HieuJoseph HieuGuard
Dean Raphael FerrandiniDean Raphael FerrandiniKirtle
Mischa HaussermanKelly
BJ DavisBJ DavisHelicopter Crew Member
Bennett OhtaBennett OhtaCaptain Ho
Cosie CostaMazilli
Joe Michael TerryOpelka
David ChungDou Chou
Pierre IssotFrançois
Randon LoHooker
Michiyo TanakaHooker
Andrea LoweHooker
Nancy MartinHooker

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