Characters & Themes
The Expendables (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 89 mins · English
- Directed by
- Cirio H. Santiago
- Starring
- Peter Nelson, Loren Haynes, Anthony Finetti
Captain Baronski is tasked with leading a ragtag group of misfit soldiers, whom he molds into the elite unit known as “The Expendables.” Defying orders and conventional tactics, they embark on a hazardous incursion into Cambodia, risking everything to rescue American hostages held by hostile forces.
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