''The Marksman'' is a 2005 American

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directed by

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. The film stars Wesley Snipes,

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and Anthony Warren. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on September 6, 2005.

Plot

When the U.S. is tricked into targeting an 'armed'

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captured by Chechen rebels, a Chechen leader is killed and rebel leaders capture the

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. Enter Painter (Wesley Snipes), a US

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operative, known as 'The Marksman'. Painter and his Spec-Ops team only have a limited amount of time to resolve the conflict before U.S. military forces wade in. However, when things don't go according to plan, Painter suspects that foul play may be afoot.

Cast

* Wesley Snipes as Enter "The Marksman" Painter *

as Jonathan Tensor *

as Amanda Jacks * Anthony Warren as Captain Naish * Peter Youngblood Hills as Hargreaves * Ryan McCluskey as Rodgers * Warren Derosa as Orin * Christiaan Haig as "Hightop" * Dan Badaru as General Igor Zaysan * Serge Soric as Andrey Flintov * Gelu Nitu as Minister Viktor Ivanov * Matthew Salinger as General Parent * John Guerrasio as Secretary Cummings * Ian Ashpitel as Major Devro * Peter Bradley Swander as Sergeant Hill * Tim Abell as Lieutenant Carter *

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as Mikhail Beslan * Mihai Dinvale as Ilya Chikal *

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as Valentina Benkova

Production

Filming

''The Marksman'' was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, in 49 days between August 16 and October 4, 2004.

Release

Home media

DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on September 6, 2005, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2005, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Reception

Box office

In the first week ''The Marksman'' opened at #11 at rentals chart and earned $1.36 million.

Critical response

This film generally garnered a very poor rating. Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk said the film is "just as bad as the worst junkpiles tossed to guys like Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, and/or Jean-Claude Van Damme.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marksman, The 2005 films 2005 action films 2005 direct-to-video films 2000s action adventure films 2000s American films 2000s English-language films American action adventure films Direct-to-video action films Direct-to-video adventure films Films about nuclear accidents and incidents Films about terrorism in Europe Films produced by Donald Kushner Films set in Romania Films shot in Bucharest Films with screenplays by J. S. Cardone Sony Pictures direct-to-video films