

The Defender
2004-12-20 · 92 min · ★ 4.8
The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
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Production details
- Directors
- Dolph Lundgren
- Production companies
- Lucky UKFS, Bauer Martinez Studios, Defender Production, Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG, Lucky 7 Productions LLC, MediaPro Pictures
- Countries
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Romania
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
Top Cast
Dolph LundgrenLance Rockford
Jerry SpringerThe President of the United States
Shakara LedardKaye
Thomas LockyerStevenson
Caroline Lee-JohnsonMrs. Jones
Gerald KydMorgan
Ian PorterNewell
Howard AntonyParker
Geoffrey BurtonJamar
Iddo GoldbergScripts
James ChalkeLee
Leigh ZimmermanReporter
Steven ElderTech 1
Radu FlorescuAide
Ovidiu NiculescuOfficerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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