Pentathlon

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Pentathlon (1994)

16 07/08/1994 (US) Action 1h 41m

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Just do it... or die!

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When East German Eric Brogar wins a gold medal in the pentathlon, he escapes to freedom in the west with the help of a beautiful American athlete. But his demanding coach, Heinrich Mueller vows revenge and Eric's best friend and his father pay the ultimate price for his freedom when they are killed by the Secret Police. In Los Angeles, Eric starts to train for the gold again. But when Mueller comes to America, Eric must win the most deadly game of all… the fight for his life.

Bruce Malmuth

Director, Story
William Stadiem

Screenplay, Story
Gary DeVore

Screenplay
Gary T. McDonald

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Dolph Lundgren

Eric Brogar
David Soul

Heinrich Müller
Renée Coleman

Julia Davis
Roger E. Mosley

John Creese
Evan James Malmuth

Offerman
David Drummond

Hundt
Daniel Riordan

Jürgen Reinhardt
Philip Bruns

Vic
Gerald Hopkins

Christian
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A review by iluvdvds

Written by iluvdvds on July 20, 2012

A fun and very entertaining sports / action film that's truly underrated! Dolph Lundgren - star of a whole bunch of epic actioners from THE EXPENDABLES to RED SCORPION - is on fine performance as this Pentathlon player. Is there nothing this man can't do?! What we have here is a slightly different Lundgren vehicle - it's less about shooting up baddies and more about competing...with Nazis, naturally. Instead what we get is Dolph film in which his character is not only a powerful and strong bad-ass, but sensitive and very funny at time. PENTATHLON is a mighty fine sports film which is pe... read the rest.

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