The Delta Force

About The Delta Force

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.

Menahem Golan's The Delta Force is a 1986 thriller war film. Released in February 1986, it runs 129 minutes.

Its themes are action hero, airplane, rescue, and gunfight. It is adapted from real events.

Chuck Norris takes the lead as Major Scott McCoy, Lee Marvin as Colonel Nick Alexander, Martin Balsam as Ben Kaplan, and Joey Bishop as Harry Goldman. The screenplay is by James Bruner and Menahem Golan. Produced by Golan-Globus Productions. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

Commando, United 93, and Executive Decision make useful companions to The Delta Force, all filed under fight. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 547 votes and it carries a R rating.