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The Commander poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 52.2 / 100
1988·Action / War·1h 45m

THE COMMANDER

Lewis Collins is back to leading mercenaries on the move in Southeast Asia. This time the cast is unusually good including Lee Van Cleef, Brett Halsey (Cop Game), Romano Puppo (Robowar), Mike Monty (Raiders of Atlantis), Bobby Rhodes (The Great Alligator), etc. Anyway, Van Cleef has Collins go on some random mission to locate a disc with all sorts of valuable crazy intelligence data on it. It just happens that Donald Pleasence, a random government official, hires another mercenary-for-hire Manfred Lehman to tag along and make sure the data ends up in the right hands. Van Cleef isn't taking any chances, and since he is crooked and murders Collins's other bosses quickly, he places Romano Puppo in the group as well to make sure the operation runs smoothly. Collins may not be too expressive but at least he seems to figure out quickly who's out to get him, so the mission continues with lots of double-crosses, twists and turns, and of course lots of explosions!

Above the Line
Antonio Margheriti·DirectorArne Elsholtz·ScreenplayGiacomo Furia·ScreenplayPeter Baumgartner·Director of PhotographyWalter Baumgartner·Original Music ComposerMarie-Luise Buschke·Editor
Cast
Lewis Collins·Major ColbyLee Van Cleef·Col. MazzariniDonald Pleasence·Henry CarlsonBrett Halsey·McPhersonManfred Lehmann·Mason / HiccockBobby Rhodes·Kongo KlausJohn Steiner·DuclaudRomano Puppo·AngeloThomas Danneberg·GustafsonChristian Brückner·Frank Williams
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Antonio Margheriti·Director
Writing· 3
Tito Carpi·WriterArne Elsholtz·ScreenplayGiacomo Furia·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Peter Baumgartner·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Marie-Luise Buschke·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Walter Baumgartner·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Erwin C. Dietrich·Producer
By the Numbers
52.2
OF 100
Master Score
4.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Commander's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Formal
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman are positioned in the foreground of an indoor setting. The man, on the left, is wearing a suit jacket, a blue shirt, and a red tie with white ”

Key Elements
TieSuit JacketBookshelfDoor
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
6/10
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