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''Ten Dead Men'' is a 2008 thriller film directed by Ross Boyask, produced by Phil Hobden, and starring Brendan Carr,
Terry Stone Terry Stone (born 13 January 1971) is a British people, British actor, film producer and author. Before a career in film, Stone was a rave promoter, and is the founder of One Nation, Garage Nation, and Rave Nation. Biography Stone was born in B ...
,
Doug Bradley Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor best known for his role as the Cenobite leader Pinhead in the ''Hellraiser'' film series. Early life Douglas William Bradley was born in Liverpool on 7 September 1954. He ...
, Pooja Shah, Ben Shockley,
Lee Latchford-Evans Lee Latchford-Evans (born 28 January 1975) is an English singer, dancer, stage actor and one of the five singers of the British pop group Steps (pop group), Steps. Early life From Ellesmere Port, Evans was born as Lee Latchford Evans, with hi ...
, JC Mac, and Tom Gerald. It is the follow-up to the cult independent film '' Left for Dead''. Produced by the same company, ( Modern Life?) ''Ten Dead Men'' features many of the same actors as its predecessor. ''Ten Dead Men'' was The film released in UK, France, Indonesia and Japan.


Synopsis

As the film begins, Ryan has spent years putting his brutal past behind him—a different man now to the stone cold killer he was a lifetime ago. But when an old face from the past arrives on his doorstep, Ryan is called upon to repay a blood debt from years ago. But the price is too high. Betrayed, and with his life falling apart around him, Ryan goes on a murderous, bloody revenge spree against the Ten Men who took his life away from him.


Cast


Production

It took 18 months from production starting to finishing filming. The film's action was handled by Hong Kong fight director/stunt man Jude Poyer who has worked alongside actors such as
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and
Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate schoo ...
on a host of US and Asian action films. The film stars actor/martial artist Brendan Carr,
Terry Stone Terry Stone (born 13 January 1971) is a British people, British actor, film producer and author. Before a career in film, Stone was a rave promoter, and is the founder of One Nation, Garage Nation, and Rave Nation. Biography Stone was born in B ...
, Pooja Shah, Ben Shockley,
Lee Latchford-Evans Lee Latchford-Evans (born 28 January 1975) is an English singer, dancer, stage actor and one of the five singers of the British pop group Steps (pop group), Steps. Early life From Ellesmere Port, Evans was born as Lee Latchford Evans, with hi ...
, JC Mac, Tom Gerald, and Phil Hobden.
Doug Bradley Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor best known for his role as the Cenobite leader Pinhead in the ''Hellraiser'' film series. Early life Douglas William Bradley was born in Liverpool on 7 September 1954. He ...
provides the film's voiceover narration. The film also features cameos from actor/musician/entertainer Chico,
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fighter Kimo, Dave Legeno, Cage Rage promoter Dave O'Donnell, Silvio Simac, Cecily Fay and Glenn Salvage.


Critical reaction

The production of ''Ten Dead Men'' was tracked in regular articles in ''Impact Magazine'', written by the film's producer Phil Hobden. ''Impact Magazine'' was given the first review of the film. "This is passionate genre filmmaking inspired by… Rodriguez and the hard-hitting but playful style of Quentin Tarantino" Richard Hawes, Facebook Movies "The film easily clubs aside any British alternative… this is revenge actually, a dish served cold and bloody, littered with plenty of limbs and shrapnel" Rich Badley, Close-Up Film "Fusing action, drama and violence into a blistering whole, Ten Dead Men shows us Brits can hold our own in the action arena." Andrew Skeats "…well directed, great writing, incredible fight scenes and a star making performance from Carr all adding up to one of the best British action movies of the decade. " Will Strong, Combat Magazine


Locations

''Ten Dead Me''n is set in an unnamed fictional town, but in reality was filmed mostly in London and
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. Notable locations in the film included
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, Buckinghamshire and in and around the streets and the seafront of
Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
.Filming locations for Ten Dead Men
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References


External links

* * *{{Official website, http://www.tendeadmen.co.uk/ 2008 films British independent films 2008 action thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films English-language action thriller films