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DVD ~ Lewis Collins; Judy Davis; Richard Widmark; Edward Woodward; Robert Webber; Tony Doyle; John Duttine; Kenneth Griffith; Rosalind Lloyd; Ingrid Pitt; Norman Rodway; Maurice Roëves; Bob Sherman; Albert Fortell; Mark Ryan
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In an uncanny piece of art imitating life, Who Dares Wins came out in 1982 just after the infamous storming of the Iranian Embassy by the legendary British Special Air Services (SAS) unit. The plot builds up to that unshakeable image of black-clad troops abseiling the front of a stately home and smashing through the windows, and pays off expectations with a thrilling finale. Anyone expecting two hours of military instruction will be disappointed however. After the opening 10 minutes with the troops, the almost James-Bond-like story follows Lewis Collins (riding high in those days after TV's The Professionals) as he infiltrates a radical anti-Nuclear society. Operation: Destroy requires him to go undercover with their potentially insane leader Frankie (Judy Davis), ignoring his wife and child. The period detail is often the film's most entertaining feature as Collins tours across 1980s London constantly eluding spies on his tail. Apart from the endless permed hairdos and the fact that the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament hasn't got much to demonstrate about these days, there's the fashions and low-tech gadgetry to enjoy. In the US the film was called The Final Option.

The DVD includes a photo gallery, and a history of the SAS. --Paul Tonks

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Lewis Collins, Edward Woodward A new candidate is needed to infiltrate the 'The People's Lobby' - a radical band of terrorists following the assassination of a British undercover agent. Captain Peter Skellen (Lewis Collins) is welcomed into the group by its fanatical leader Frankie Leith (Judy Davis) and he gets closer to uncovering her plan to attack a major political target. When the terrorists storm the American Embassy in London it is down to Skellen to save the lives of the high-ranking hostages. Special Features Chapter/Scene Selection

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't take it too seriously!, 25 Jan 2004
By Rob (Bolton UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Who Dares Wins [DVD] [1982] (DVD)
The whole thing about the film is not to take it too seriously. I enjoyed the action pieces in the movie, especially the rescue of Skellerns wife at the mews. I always disapprove of love interests in this kind of film, to me it smacks of trying to appeal to too many types of viewer. At the end of the day this is a good guy versus bad guy military action movie. But again don't take the whole thing too seriously. Its just a shoot em up flick with the good guys winning. I enjoyed it!
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrorism Never Sleeps, 25 Jul 2002
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This review is from: Who Dares Wins [VHS] [1982] (VHS Tape)
Who Dares Wins.

Inspired by the SAS rescue of hostages at the besieged Iranian Embassy in May 1980 (itself the subject of a recent BBC2 documentary), this film received sniffy reviews at the time of its release, presumably out of some kind of inverted snobbery about "Good Guys" winning by force (why was this OK in The Magnificent Seven?) or in reaction to an alleged glamorisation of gratuitous violence. In truth, though undoubtedly violent, it is a very good action movie that has dated little, revolving about the incredible capabilities of 22 Regiment, the Special Air Service, to carry out what it calls Counter-Revolutionary Warfare. And, if this movie is remotely authentic (and it probably is), how incredible their tactics are.

In fact, the military expertise shown here is told in an almost understated, typically British way. The innumerable comic-book-style Delta Force movies are not in even a neighbouring league. It also touches on some very serious issues - witness, for example, the argument between captor Judy Davis and hostage American Secretary of State Richard Widmark about the rights and wrongs of countries having nuclear weapons in the name of peace and defence of democracy. Who, you might ask, are the real terrorists?

Lewis Collins stars as the cool but deadly SAS officer who has to infiltrate the terrorist anti-nuclear gang, Judy Davis as the gang's leader, John Duttine as her Marxist-revolutionary sidekick, Tony Doyle as the SAS chief and Edward Woodward, particularly fine as the calm but authoritative police commander. The nature of rescuing hostages with ultimate force is debated briefly but importantly by the latter two. Who knows when we will next be faced with this issue again?

But the real star of the movie is the reputation of the SAS itself. The climax of the movie is a jaw-dropping tour-de-force. Should you ever need them, you'll be grateful they're on your side. In a sense, considering the global political climate today, we need them all the time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Who dares wins, 24 Nov 2002
By Chris (Cardiff, South Wales) - See all my reviews
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What a piece of Vintage Film. Anyone who stayed up for the the 9.00 showing each Sunday night of "The Professionals" and still watches them now with fondness will appreciate this film most. Equally fond thoughts will be harboured if you remeber vivdly the scenes of LIVE feed when the Iranian embassy was liberated by the real Men in Black. Namely "the Regiment" or Special Air Squadron(SAS). It is not meant to be the ultimate action film and was probably on a similar budget to The Professionals series but what they manage to capture is the same era and feelings that made you proud, wright or Wrong!, that we posess the means within this small miliatary power we now are, to take on the Baddies and prevail. With all that is written about the exploits of good old British Soldier during the world wars it`s a very satisfying to know that what we once were we still are in smaller number.
The film is a fabulous mixture of SAS action and delivered in a BOND way as we see a mock up training sequence behind the gates at Hereford and a view of the hostage room within the Killing house. Where no other than Mrs.Thatcher and Royal couples have been put through the paces of how to keep still when the SAS decide to enter to bring the terrorists impromptu dinner party to an end.

Buy this DVD it is a thrill to watch and feels very much like the Sweeney films in a nostalgic way, a sort of Top Flite episode of the Professionals. The climactic end sequence is second to none and stirrs the spirit and hairs on the back of the neck. Especially when Lewis Collins leads the troops down the corridor of the embassy to some fabulous back music.
BUY IT!!!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Boring and implausible
This is actually a pretty bad film. The ideology is not as perverse as in those films Collins made later. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T. Krings

4.0 out of 5 stars pure 80's hokum - and all the better for it !
For all those viewers of a certain age (ie who remember watching the storming of the iranian embassy live) this a thrilling blast-from-the past . Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by Mr. D. J. Thomas

4.0 out of 5 stars A Guilty Pleasure
I have to agree with both the good and bad reviews here for this movie. There are many valid reasons to hate this movie. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2007 by Simon T.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Greatest Movies of All Time
I first saw this movie when I was in college. At the time it was made, there was nothing more enjoyable than watching Lewis Collins and the lads slot two dozen anti-nuke, Marxist... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrills you can chew on
Who dares wins is simply a fantastic film. Lewis Collins is great as an SAS Captain and the story is still current after so many years: a terrorist organisation taking hostages in... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Rabid Tory Gun Porn
At the risk of sounding like one of the loony perm-headed Reds in this show, and at the risk of being pilloried by the various Alan Partridge types that enjoyed this dire film, I... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2004 by MR P MCGRANAGHAN

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
this film keeps you watching right to the end very good acting a must watch if you like action movies
Published on 12 Dec 2003 by drchrd588

4.0 out of 5 stars Who Dares Wins -
Great film, a real 80s classic starring Lewis Collins of the Professionals and feeling a little like an extended episode of the classic 70s/early 80s series. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2003 by Discoboy

1.0 out of 5 stars This has been a party-political broadcast for Mrs Thatcher
Gung-ho, factually inaccurate, an insult to the intelligence and unintentionally funny. Yes, this is the same film you've just been reading about. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2002 by tony_mullen

3.0 out of 5 stars One of the funniest films I have ever seen!!
Contrary to other reviews, this gives no insight into how the SAS deal with terrorism, instead it is a hilarious attempt at a serious action drama. Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2002

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