Introduction

Warhead is a 1996 American film directed by Mark Roper.

The film was originally shot in Israel in 1973 under the title Sabra Command.

The film is also known as Prisoner in the Middle, and Mission Overkill (in West Germany). In Mexico, it was released as Amenaza Nuclear (“Nuclear Threat”).

Outline

Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at Washington unless the President resigns immediately and $1 billion is placed in a Swiss account in 8 hours.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Mark Roper.
• Producer(s): Danny Dimbort, Avi Lerner, Danny Lerner, Brigid Olen, Trevor Short, and David Varod.
• Writer(s): Danny Lerner (story) and Jeff Albert (screenplay).
• Music: Robert O. Ragland.
• Cinematography: Rod Stewart.
• Editor(s): Alain Jakubowicz.
• Production: Millennium Films and Nu World Services.
• Distributor(s): Allumination Filmworks (2005) (USA) (DVD), Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (VHS), M’s Pictures (1996) (Japan) (VHS), MVW (1996) (Germany) (VHS), Platinum Disc (2002) (USA) (DVD), Trimark Pictures (all media), and Vidmark Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS).
• Release Date: 22 May 1996 (Germany) and 31 December 1996 (US).
• Running Time: 100 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.