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Under Fire (1983)

 -  Drama | War  -  21 October 1983 (USA)
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Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somozoa regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Russell Price
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Oates
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Alex Grazier
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Claire
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Isela (as Alma Martínez)
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Journalist
Ella Laboriel ...
Nightclub Singer
Samuel Zarzosa ...
Jazz Combo: drums
Jonathan Zarzosa ...
Jazz Combo: piano
Raul Picasso ...
Jazz Combo: bass
Oswaldo Doria ...
Boy Photographer
Fernando Elizondo ...
Businessman
Hamilton Camp ...
Regis Seydor
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Marcel Jazy
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Hub Kittle
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Nicaragua 1979: Star photographer Russel Price covers the civil war against president Somoza. Facing the cruel fighting - people versus army - it's often hard for him to stay neutral. When the Guerillas have him take a picture of the leader Rafael, who's believed to be dead, he gets drawn into the happenings. Together with his reporter friends Claire and Alex he has to hide from the army. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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This wasn't their war but it was their story...and they wouldn't let it go! See more »

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21 October 1983 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Bajo fuego  »

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$5,700,000 (USA)
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WILHELM SCREAM: when a man is thrown off an elephant in the beginning of the film See more »

Goofs

In the dark room of the guerrilla base the rays of sunlight are cast in two different directions, probably to form an appropriate atmosphere, however it is not possible in natural conditions. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Russell Price: Can I get a ride?
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Referenced in Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005) See more »

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"The Sandinista hymn"
Music by 'Carlos Mejia' (as Carlos Mejia Godoy)
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Not a documentary
5 January 2001 | by See all my reviews

If you want a documentary about the Sandinista's, go watch a documentary. If you want a thrilling love-story set around a fast-paced, intelligent script about people who want to do the best they can under difficult circumstances, then this is the film for you. Good acting, superb music, a good use of locations and atmospheres. This must be one of Nolte's best performances. Of course Rafael did not exist, but this is a movie, not a portrayal of real facts. The story works perfectly in this movie, and that is what's important. If you're looking for a flick that entertains, touches you without being too sentimental, and you like some action, then Under Fire is certainly worth seeing.


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