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Down Came a Blackbird (1995) (TV)
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Overview
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Kevin Droney (written by)
Release Date:
22 October 1995 (USA)
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Plot:
Helen McNulty is a journalist struggling to regain control of her life a year after she was abducted and tortured in Central America...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Raul Julia | ... | Tomas Ramirez |
 | Laura Dern | ... | Helen McNulty |
 | Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Anna Lenke |
 | Cliff Gorman | ... | Nick the Greek |
| Sarita Choudhury | ... | Myrna |
 | Jay O. Sanders | ... | Jan Talbeck |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Rob Rubenstein |
| L. Scott Caldwell | ... | Cerises |
| Falconer Abraham | ... | Kouadio |
| Von Flores | ... | Minh |
| Miguel Fernández | ... | Captain Alonso Delacrux |
 | Carlo Rota | ... | Sergeant Manuel Ortega |
| James Kidnie | ... | Secret Police Agent |
 | Tedd Dillon | ... | Man at Train Station |
| Ángel Jara | ... | Torturer #1 |
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Ramirez
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Rated R for depictions of torture, and some sexuality.
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113 min
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Final film appearance by Raul Julia; he died the year before its release.
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Errors in geography: The train that Raul Julia is on is VIA Rail, a Canadian only rail company but the police officers in the station have American flag patches on their uniforms.
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Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1995-10-21)" (1995)
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Well played out drama about victims of torture trying to put their lives together again with the help of a psychiatrist, herself a former victim of the Nazis. This was a shocking tale with some very upsetting scenes, with a surprising and dramatic ending.