''Supreme Sanction'' is a 1999

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crime

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. The film premiered on

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on April 9, 1999. It uses stock footage from a 1998 film ''Airborne''.

Plot summary

A secret government unit, Section Alpha, leads an enemy pilot to attack army helicopters during a patrol, killing a female soldier. A television reporter investigates to uncover the truth but the unit wants him killed too, so it sends a skilled assassin. She deliberately misfires a shot when she sees him with his daughter, making her Alpha's next target, as she recalls the fatal hits on a general who has known all about the attack. After saving his life, she joins him to fight back.

Cast

as Dalton *

as Jenna *

as Jordan McNamara *

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as The Director * Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. as Lester *

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as Holman * Donald Adeosun Faison as Marcus * Holliston "Holli" Coleman as Bailey McNamara * Teo as Ron, The Security Guard * Dannon Green as Stebbins * D.J. Berg as Henderson *

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as Hawk Face Man

References

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* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, id=supreme_sanction 1999 action thriller films 1999 crime thriller films 1999 films American action thriller films American crime thriller films American films about revenge CineTel Films films Films about assassinations Films about journalists Girls with guns films 1990s English-language films Films directed by John Terlesky 1990s American films