The Defender
2004 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Dolph Lundgren |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Douglas W. Miller |
| Staring: |
| The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 20, 2004 |
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| Director: | Dolph Lundgren |
| Writer: | Douglas W. Miller |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | hotel, war veteran, treason, terrorism, romania, secret tunnel, secret meeting, cia |
| Production Companies | Lucky UKFS, Defender Production, Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG, Bauer Martinez Studios, Lucky 7 Productions LLC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dolph Lundgren | Lance Rockford |
| Jerry Springer | The President of the United States |
| Shakara Ledard | Kaye |
| Thomas Lockyer | Stevenson |
| Caroline Lee-Johnson | Mrs. Jones |
| Gerald Kyd | Morgan |
| Ian Porter | Newell |
| Howard Antony | Parker |
| Geoffrey Burton | Jamar |
| Iddo Goldberg | Scripts |
| James Chalke | Lee |
| Michael Fitzpatrick | Burlingham |
| Leigh Zimmerman | Reporter |
| Steven Elder | Tech 1 |
| Radu Florescu | Aide |
| Constantin Langa | Trainer |
| Ovidiu Niculescu | Officer |
| Cristina Teodorescu | Nurse |
| Bryan Jardine | Man #1 |
| John Ketchum | Man #2 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dedan Ouziel | Editor |
| Julian Rodd | Editor |
| Radu Corciova | Art Direction |
| Till Fuhrmann | Costume Design |
| Matthew Button | Production Design |
| Tudor Ion | Set Decoration |
| Domnica Bodogan | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Andrea Dardea Tesdall | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Ioana Liță | Hairstylist |
| Gabi Cretan | Makeup Department Head |
| Gerry Toomey | First Assistant Director |
| Anatol Reghintovschi | Second Assistant Director |
| Andra Barbuica | Script Supervisor |
| James Weston | Armorer |
| Charlotte Child | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Eli Calin | Costume Supervisor |
| Laurentiu Costea | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Daniela Nicolae | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Ruxandra Nitulescu | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Carmen Stefan | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Razvan Paslaru | Best Boy Grip |
| Remus Tanase | Best Boy Grip |
| Violeta Rizea | Clapper Loader |
| Octavian Andreescu | Electrician |
| Lupsa Armand | Electrician |
| Daniel Balteanu | Electrician |
| Catalin Nicolae | Electrician |
| Titi Gavrila | Focus Puller |
| Ilie Georgica | Focus Puller |
| Mihai Burtan | Focus Puller |
| Daniel Ciobanu | Generator Operator |
| Grigore Ciobanu | Generator Operator |
| Marian Iancu | Generator Operator |
| Cristi Lupu | Generator Operator |
| Sarbu Gigi | Grip |
| Marian Ene | Key Grip |
| Petre Bat | Second Assistant Camera |
| Marius Florian | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ionut Lupulescu | Second Assistant Camera |
| Bogdan Stanciu | Steadicam Operator |
| Cos Aelenei | Still Photographer |
| Tekin Cetinkaya | Casting Coordinator |
| Ramona Munteanu | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Scott McIntyre | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Adrian Popescu | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Mark Starkey | Special Effects Technician |
| Joerg Bruemmer | Visual Effects |
| Florian Decker | Visual Effects |
| Ute Engel | Visual Effects |
| Markus Münz | Foley Recordist, ADR Recordist |
| Markus Urchs | Boom Operator |
| Wilmont Schulze | Foley Artist |
| Nils Karlson | Foley Editor |
| Guido Zettier | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Kuen-Il Song | Sound Editor |
| Alexander Buck | Sound Effects Editor |
| Frank Kruse | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kai Schoormann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Hanse Warns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Florian Flossmann | Sound Mixer |
| Stefan Korte | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| William Edouard Franck | Sound Recordist |
| Matt Grimes | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Iulian Pana | Production Manager |
| Luminita Costinela Stanciu | Art Department Coordinator |
| Luca Dinulescu | Assistant Production Design |
| Victoria Dragnea | Assistant Production Design |
| Adrian Popa | Property Master |
| Raluca Ioanovici | Set Dresser |
| Francesca Mauri | Standby Art Director |
| Serban Rotariu | Storyboard Artist |
| Ross McFall | Assistant Editor |
| Dan Mitre | Colorist |
| Yan Miles | First Assistant Editor |
| Des Murray | Online Editor |
| Simon White | Music Supervisor |
| Arnold Hattingh | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Steven Edwicker | Production Accountant |
| Craita Nanu | Production Assistant |
| Doru Stan | Production Assistant |
| Anamaria Telega | Production Coordinator |
| Matthias Sternberg | Production Coordinator |
| Mark Andrews | Production Executive |
| Ioana Cernescu | Production Secretary |
| Dolph Lundgren | Director |
| Douglas W. Miller | Writer |
| Maxime Alexandre | Director of Photography |
| Adam Nordén | Music Producer, Original Music Composer |
| Florin Niculae | Gaffer |
| Domnica Circiumaru | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Jeremy Zimmermann | Casting |
| Cătălin Stoica | Grip |
| Levan Doran | Stunts |
| Andy J. Smart | Stunts |
| Rocky Taylor | Stunt Coordinator |
| Razvan Pulu | Stunt Coordinator |
| Celia Z. Bargh | Line Producer |
| Marian Pascale | Unit Production Manager |
| Virgil Nicolaescu | Third Assistant Director |
| Sidney J. Furie | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Al Khalifa | Executive Producer |
| Alan Latham | Co-Producer |
| Mohamed Ahmed | Associate Producer |
| Stefan Jonas | Co-Producer |
| Alistair Wilson-Gough | Associate Producer |
| Claudine Strasser | Producer |
| Karinne Behr | Executive Producer |
| Alastair Burlingham | Executive Producer |
| Douglas W. Miller | Producer |
| Philippe Martinez | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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