''Marines'' is a 2003 American

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directed by

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Plot

Vladimir Antonov (

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), a ruthless Russian warlord. is one of the most feared criminal masterminds on the planet, and when the smoke cleared on the last attempt by

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to take Antonov down, 11 marines were killed and two were captured. Colonel Anslow (George Roberson) has sworn that he will never let a situation like that happen to his men ever again, and over the course of the next 36 hours, he will finally have a chance to show his resolve and capture Antonov once and for all. A group of Marines led by Lieutenant Everett (Brant Cotton) is sent to

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to capture Antonov, In this case, help comes from an unexpected source, an elite team of Russian troops commanded by Major Dmitri Kirilenko (

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), in whose honesty they are not quite sure.

Cast

* Brant Cotton - Lt. Everett * Frank Sallo - Cpl. Hamburger *

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- Sgt. Larby *

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- Pvt. Carlos Guillen * Thomas R. Martin - Pvt. Westlund * George Roberson - Col. Anslow *

- Vladimir Antonov *

- Maj. Dmitri Kirilenko *

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- Mr. Flanders * Atanas Srebrev - Cpl. Andersen * George Stanchev - Staff 1 * Yavor Kalinov - Staff 2 * Nikolai Iliev - Staff 3 *

Valentin Ganev Valentin Atanassov Ganev ( bg, Валентин Атанасов Ганев; born April 7, 1956) is a Bulgarian theatre and film actor and theatre director. Career Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, Ganev graduated from the All Russian State Institute for ...

- Sasha * Kalin Yavorov - Pvt. Essex * Yavor Raichev - Pvt. Chase * Martin Geraskov - Pvt. Cortesi * Borislav Chuchkov - Pvt. Deck * Nikolai Ilchev - Pvt. Ossorio * Dimiter Spasov - Pvt. Funador * Yoanna Boukovska - Young Woman * Vladimir Kolev - Russian Soldier * Georgi Kermenski - Russian Soldier * Zlatko Zlatkov - Russian Soldier * Stoio Mirkov - Russian Soldier * Anton Ugrinov - Russian Soldier * Valeri Yordanov - Russian Soldier *

Orlin Pavlov Orlin Orlinov Pavlov (born April 23, 1979) ( Bulgarian Cyrillic: Орлин Орлинов Павлов) is a Bulgarian singer and actor. Music and Acting career In 2002 Orlin Pavlov was invited to become the lead singer of the pop group Kaffe ...

- Injured Marine * Svetoslav Raichev - Injured Marine * Deylan Dubov - Criminal *

Zachary Baharov Zahari Emilov Baharov ( bg, Захари Емилов Бахаров; born August 12, 1980) is a Bulgarian actor, best known for portraying the roles of Moth in ''Zift'' (2008), Ivo Andonov in the BNT series ''Undercover'' (2011–2016), and Lob ...

- Criminal * Marii Rosenov - Criminal * Andrej Slabakov - Tank Driver * Peter Antonov - Pilot * P.K. - Marine * Ivanka Petrova - Mother

References

External links

* 2003 direct-to-video films 2003 action films Films shot in Bulgaria Films set in Russia American action films Films directed by Mark Roper Films produced by Boaz Davidson Films about the United States Marine Corps {{2000s-action-film-stub