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Director:
Elie Chouraqui
Writers:
A.J. Quinnell (novel)
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Release Date:
4 September 1987 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Action more
Tagline:
For an ex-CIA agent, the job of bodyguard for a twelve-year old girl should have been a breeze...
Plot:
An ex-CIA agent is hired to protect the daughter of a rich American family. | full synopsis
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Nothing to set the audience on fire.. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Scott Glenn ... Creasy
Jade Malle ... Samantha / Sam

Joe Pesci ... David

Brooke Adams ... Jane

Jonathan Pryce ... Michael
Paul Shenar ... Ettore

Danny Aiello ... Conti
Laura Morante ... Julia
Giancarlo Prati ... Satta
Inigo Lezzi ... Bellu
Alessandro Haber ... Sandri

Franco Trevisi ... Rabbia
Lou Castel ... Violente
Lorenzo Piani ... Bruno
Giuseppe Cederna ... Snake
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Absinthe
Un uomo sotto tiro (Italy)
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Runtime:
USA:92 min | Germany:87 min (cut version)
Country:
France | Italy
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tony Scott was originally slated to direct. But the studio balked because at the time they felt he was not accomplished enough to pull off the project. He would go on to direct the remake Man on Fire (2004). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Creasy: And so. That's how I ended. A stiff in a body bag.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Azzuro more

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6 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
Nothing to set the audience on fire.., 15 January 2004
Author: dbdumonteil

The eighties curse:how many movies have been made,featuring the tough guy ,single-handedly taming and finally killing a bunch of baddies? You're going to tell me that Scott Glenn is a much better actor than SS, Arnold and co:that's true and he looks sometimes jaded,depressed,and even moving.But it's the same old story all over again:the little girl,the daughter of rich wealthy Italians is kidnapped by villains and so begins the task.

Main objections:why ,when the movie takes place in Italy and only one character is American ,does almost everyone speak English in the original version?This is not natural,particularly for the girlie ;why were the prologue and the epilogue filmed in slow motion:it does not bring anything.

It's Elie Chouraqui's first thriller.his first works were mediocre comedies ("paroles et musique" featuring Catherine Deneuve)

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