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Warbus (also known as War Bus) is a 1985 Italian-Philippine internationally co-produced action film directed by Ferdinando Baldi under the pseudonym "Ted Kaplan".

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The plot concerns a small group of people who are forced to flee from their base (which happens to be a Mission) in an old school bus when the VC launch a vicious assault upon it. Along the way they are joined by a group of three battle hardened American Special Forces soldiers and together they desperately fight to make it to safety.

Released: 1986-01-0192 minDir: Ferdinando BaldiAction

Cast

  • Daniel Stephen as Sgt. Dixie
  • Gwendolyn Hung as Anne (as Gwendolyn Cook)
  • Urs Althaus as Ben
  • Ernie Zarate as Major Kutran
  • Romano Kristoff as Gus (as Rom Kristoff)
  • Don Gordon Bell as Ronny (as Don Gordon)

Themes

  • vietnam war
  • vietnam
  • missionary
  • epilepsy
  • jungle
  • special forces
  • behind enemy lines
  • school bus
  • seizure
  • christian missionary

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Ratings

IMDb

5/10

360 votes

Year
1985
Runtime
92 min
Genres
Action, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Philippines
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Ferdinando Baldi
Narrative location
Vietnam
Duration
94
FilmAffinity ID
314288
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publication date
1985-01-01
title
Warbus
set in environment
jungle
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Warbus (also known as War Bus) is a 1985 Italian-Philippine internationally co-produced action film directed by Ferdinando Baldi under the pseudonym "Ted Kaplan".

==Premise== During the Vietnam War, three soldiers are escorting an old school bus carrying a group of missionaries. Completely surrounded by enemy soldiers, the heroes have a unique chance: make the vehicle reach an old military base, where they can call the rescue.

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