Manticore

Manticore

Manticore

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Manticore

2005

1h 28m

4.6(25 votes)

Action

Fantasy

Horror

Science Fiction

TV Movie

Overview

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.

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Production Companies

Unified Film Organization

BUFO

Syfy

Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Robert Beltran

Sgt. Baxter

Robert Beltran

Acting

Jeff Fahey

Kramer

Jeff Fahey

Acting

Chase Masterson

Ashley Pierce

Chase Masterson

Acting

Heather Donahue

Cpl. Keats

Heather Donahue

Acting

Faran Tahir

Umari

Faran Tahir

Acting

A.J. Buckley

Pvt. Sulley

A.J. Buckley

Acting

Jeff M. Lewis

Ortiz

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Writing

Richard Gnolfo

John Busey

Richard Gnolfo

Production

Jonas Talkington

Mouth

Jonas Talkington

Acting

Michail Elenov

Fathi

Michail Elenov

Acting

George Zlatarev

Safa

George Zlatarev

Acting

Benjamin Burdick

Ryan

Benjamin Burdick

Acting

Michael Cory Davis

Pvt. Davis

Michael Cory Davis

Acting

Edmund Druilhet

Sargent Cohen

No Image

Acting

Atanas Srebrev

Charms

Atanas Srebrev

Acting

Vladimir Mihaylov

Mickey (as Vlado Mihailov)

Vladimir Mihaylov

Directing

Tripp Reed

Sargent Henderson

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