Movie
Under Fire
Overview
Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Details
- Release date
- 1983-10-21
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Russell Price
- Gene Hackman as Alex Grazier
- Joanna Cassidy as Claire
- Ed Harris as Oates
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Marcel Jazy
- Richard Masur as Hub Kittle
- Alma Martinez as Isela
- René Enríquez as President Anastasio Somoza
- Hamilton Camp as Regis Seydor
- Jenny Gago as Miss Panama
- Eloy Casados as Pedro
- Martin LaSalle as Commandante Cinco
Crew
- Roger Spottiswoode - Director
- Ron Shelton - Screenplay
- Clayton Frohman - Screenplay
- Clayton Frohman - Story
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