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- 1983
- Roger Spottiswoode
- 125 mins
- 15
Summary
Political drama starring Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy. War correspondents who covered the revolution in Chad find themselves reunited in Nicaragua in the late 1970s. One of them, an experienced photojournalist, finds himself personally drawn into the conflict when he takes a picture for propaganda purposes.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Tom Hutchinson
This exceptional political thriller is part morality tale and part action adventure, as three journalists - Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy - cover the Nicaraguan revolution and become involved in the violent struggle. Director Roger Spottiswoode has brilliantly realised the electric atmosphere generated by rubble-strewn streets, above which snipers lurk and in which people die just because they get in the way. The three stars stand out and Jean-Louis Trintignant is credibly creepy as a French double-agent. What's intriguing, though, is the way the journalists try to stay aloof, yet still find themselves forced to take sides. It's hard to keep your cool when all around are losing theirs.
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rolenameRussell PriceNick NolteOatesEd HarrisAlex GrazierGene HackmanClaire StryderJoanna CassidyIselaAlma MartinezJournalistHolly PalanceRegis SeydorHamilton CampMarcel JazyJean-Louis TrintignantHub KittleRichard MasurNight club singerElla LaborielMember of jazz comboSamuel ZarzosaMember of jazz comboJonathan ZarzosaMember of jazz comboRaul PicassoBoy photographerOswaldo DoriaBusinessmanFernando Elizondo
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rolenameDirectorRoger Spottiswoode
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English | Spanish
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May be edited for language, violence and nudity.
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