Operation Balikatan

Operation Balikatan

Defending freedom. One hero at a time.

2003 · 88 min · ★ 5.8 · Action, Thriller

An elite group of American soldiers are in a race against time in this action thriller from director Cirio H. Santiago. Stacy Keach stars as the general in charge of the team tasked with infiltrating a terrorist organization and saving an American politician before the bad guys kill him. When Eagles Strike also stars Christian Boeving and Davee Youngblood.

Directed by Cirio H. Santiago · Written by Michael Kinney

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