The Delta Force

This article is about the film. For U.S. military unit, see Delta Force. For other uses, see Delta Force (disambiguation).
The Delta Force
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMenahem Golan
Written by
  • James Bruner
  • Menahem Golan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Gurfinkel
Edited byAlain Jakubowicz
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
company
Distributed byThe Cannon Group
Release date
  • February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14)
Running time
129 minutes
Countries
  • Israel
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish[1]
Budget$9 million[2]
Box office$17.76 million (U.S.A.Collection)

The Delta Force is a 1986 American action film starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (in his final film appearance) as leaders of an elite group of Special Operations Forces personnel based on the real life U.S. Army Delta Force unit. Directed, co-written and co-produced by Menahem Golan, the film features Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Robert Vaughn, Steve James, Robert Forster, Shelley Winters and George Kennedy.[3] It is the first installment in The Delta Force film series. Two sequels were produced, entitled Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection and the direct-to-video Delta Force 3: The Killing Game. The Delta Force was "inspired" by the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.[4]

  1. ^ a b "The Delta Force". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Andrew 1987, p. 189.
  3. ^ "The Delta Force". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ebert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).