---
title: 'Death Force (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cirio H. Santiago'
released: '1978-11-15'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Philippines'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-force-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076024/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death Force (1978)

1978 · 96 min · Action, Adventure · Philippines, United States


## Synopsis

Death Force is a 1978 martial arts exploitation film directed by Cirio H. Santiago and written by Howard R. Cohen. The film is an international co-production of the Philippines and the United States, and stars blaxploitation actor James Iglehart alongside Carmen Argenziano, Leon Isaac Kennedy, and Jayne Kennedy. Iglehart plays Doug Russell, a veteran of the Vietnam War turned gold smuggler who is left for dead by his partners and, after being trained to wield a samurai sword by a Japanese soldier, seeks revenge on those who betrayed him. Iglehart's real son, James Monroe Iglehart appears briefly as Jimmy Russell, Doug's infant son.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cirio H. Santiago](https://cinepixo.com/people/cirio-h-santiago)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard R. Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-r-cohen)
- **Editor:** [Gervacio Santos](https://cinepixo.com/people/gervacio-santos)

## Cast

- [Leo Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-martinez)
- [Jose Mari Avellana](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-mari-avellana)
- [Vic Díaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/vic-diaz)
- [James Iglehart](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-iglehart)
- [Joonee Gamboa](https://cinepixo.com/people/joonee-gamboa)
- [Leon Isaac Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-isaac-kennedy)
- [Jayne Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-kennedy)
- [Carmen Argenziano](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-argenziano)
- [Darnell Garcia](https://cinepixo.com/people/darnell-garcia)

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