Romero (1989)

The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.

Director:

John Duigan

Writer:

John Sacret Young

Stars:

Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raul Julia	...	Archbishop Oscar Romero
Richard Jordan	...	Father Rutilio Grande
Ana Alicia	...	Arista Zelada
Eddie Velez	...	Lt. Columa
Alejandro Bracho	...	Father Alfonzo Osuña
Tony Plana	...	Father Manuel Morantes
Harold Gould	...	Francisco Galedo
Lucy Reina	...	Lucia
Al Ruscio	...	Bishop Estrada
Tony Perez	...	Father Rafael Villez
Robert Viharo	...	Col. Ernesto Dorio
Harold Cannon	...	Gen. Humberto
Claudio Brook	...	Bishop Flores
Martin LaSalle	...	Bishop Rivera y Damas
Eduardo López Rojas	...	Bishop Cordova

Storyline

In El Salvador, the new bishop speaks out against the death squads and the terror campaign the government is using in an attempt to crush the guerilla war that is being waged against them. This is seen as disloyality and the number of priests attacked goes up and even churches are shut down by the government. Based on a true story, Romero was assassinated in March, 1980.

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Plot Keywords:

el salvador | archbishop | priest | murder | catholic | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

25 August 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Romero, le sang de l'archevêque

Box Office

Gross:

$1,316,495 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paulist Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Archbishop Oscar Romero: I'd like to make an appeal in a special way to the men in the army. Brothers, each one of you is one of us. We are the same People. The farmers and peasants that you kill are your own brothers and sisters. When you hear the words of a man telling you to kill, think instead in the words of God, "Thou shalt not kill!" No soldier is obliged to obey an order contrary to the Law of God. In His name and in the name of our tormented people who have suffered so much, and whose laments cry out to heaven...
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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1997)

User Reviews

Excellent Film

This was a pretty good film, about the real life story of the archbishop of EL Salvador, Oscar Romero. Raul Julia gives a good performance as the title character. The music is effective and interesting; at times it sounds almost like helicopter blades. If you close your eyes when you watch the beginning, you could almost think this film was about Vietnam. Some aspects of this film were not that great though. Some scenes appeared to be cut off too early or in odd ways.