''Warbus'' (also known as ''War Bus'') is a 1985 Italian-Philippine internationally co-produced

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

directed by

Ferdinando Baldi Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1917 – 12 September 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1917. His early film work began in Italy in the early 1950s with films s ...

under the

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"Ted Kaplan".

Premise

During the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...

, three soldiers are escorting an old school bus carrying a group of missionaries. Completely surrounded by enemy soldiers, the heroes have a unique chance: make the vehicle reach an old military base, where they can call the rescue.

Cast

* Daniel Stephen as Sgt. Dixie *

Romano Kristoff Romano Kristoff is a Spanish actor, writer and director, better known for his work in Filipino cinema. He worked mostly in the Philippines between the 1980s and early 1990s. He was also credited as Rom Kristoff, Ron Kristoff, Run Kristoff, Ron Kra ...

as Gus * Urs Althaus as Ben * Gwendolyn Hung as Anne * Ernie Zarate as Major Kutran * Don Gordon Bell as Ronnie * Zeny R. Williams * Josephine Sylva

Release

The film was released in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

on March 25, 1985.

Notes

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* 1985 films English-language Italian films Italian action films Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi Philippine action films Films set in Vietnam Vietnam War films Regal Entertainment films 1985 action films 1980s English-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-action-film-stub