The Marksman is a 2005 American action film directed by Marcus Adams. The film stars Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms and Anthony Warren. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on September 6, 2005.
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Directed by | Marcus Adams |
Written by | Andy Hurst |
Story by | J. S. Cardone Travis Spangler Tyler Spangler |
Produced by | Donald Kushner Pierre Spengler Andrew Stevens |
Starring | Wesley Snipes William Hope Emma Samms Anthony Warren |
Cinematography | Michael Slovis |
Music by | Harry Toyler |
Production companies | Andrew Stevens Entertainment Castel Film Romania |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million |
When the U.S. is tricked into targeting an 'armed' nuclear reactor captured by Chechen rebels, a Chechen leader is killed and rebel leaders capture the nuclear power plant. Enter Painter (Wesley Snipes), a US Special Forces operative, known as 'The Marksman'. Painter and his Spec-Ops team only have a limited amount of time to resolve the conflict before U.S. military forces wade in. However, when things don't go according to plan, Painter suspects that foul play may be afoot.
The Marksman was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, in 49 days between August 16 and October 4, 2004. Filmed in and around Portage County , Ohio
DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on September 6, 2005,[1] and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2005,[citation needed] it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
In the first week The Marksman opened at #11 at rentals chart and earned $1.36 million.[2]
This film generally garnered a very poor rating. Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk said the film is "just as bad as the worst junkpiles tossed to guys like Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, and/or Jean-Claude Van Damme.[1]