Film 1984 114 min

Red Dawn

Name: Red Dawn
Director: John Milius
Genre: Action, Thriller, War, Drama
Released: 1984-08-10
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Darren Dalton

“In our time, no foreign army has ever occupied American soil. Until now.”

TMDB Rating ★ 6.3

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Director John Milius

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Action Thriller War Drama

The Story

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.

Red Dawn

Cast & Characters

Patrick Swayze

Charlie Sheen

C. Thomas Howell

Lea Thompson

Darren Dalton

Jennifer Grey

Powers Boothe

Brad Savage

Ben Johnson

Harry Dean Stanton

William Smith

Ron O'Neal

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