The Expendables

Year: 1988

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Cirio H. Santiago

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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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