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Under Fire

  • 19831983
  • 1616
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Under Fire (1983)
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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.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.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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  • Director
    • Roger Spottiswoode
  • Writers
    • Ron Shelton(screenplay by)
    • Clayton Frohman(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Ed Harris
    • Gene Hackman
  • Director
    • Roger Spottiswoode
  • Writers
    • Ron Shelton(screenplay by)
    • Clayton Frohman(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Ed Harris
    • Gene Hackman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Under Fire
    Trailer 2:57
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    Under Fire (1983)
    Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, and Nick Nolte in Under Fire (1983)
    Gene Hackman in Under Fire (1983)
    Nick Nolte in Under Fire (1983)
    Nick Nolte and Joanna Cassidy in Under Fire (1983)
    Nick Nolte and Joanna Cassidy in Under Fire (1983)
    Gene Hackman in Under Fire (1983)
    Joanna Cassidy in Under Fire (1983)
    Nick Nolte in Under Fire (1983)
    Nick Nolte in Under Fire (1983)
    Nick Nolte in Under Fire (1983)
    Ed Harris in Under Fire (1983)

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    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Russell Price
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Oates
    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Alex Grazier
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Claire
    Alma Martinez
    Alma Martinez
    • Isela
    Holly Palance
    Holly Palance
    • Journalist
    Ella Laboriel
    • Nightclub Singer
    Jonathan Zarzosa
    • Jazz Combo: Piano
    Samuel Zarzosa
    • Jazz Combo: Drums
    Raul Picasso
    • Jazz Combo: Bass
    Oswaldo Doria
    • Boy Photographer
    Fernando Elizondo
    • Businessman
    Hamilton Camp
    Hamilton Camp
    • Regis Seydor
    Jean-Louis Trintignant
    Jean-Louis Trintignant
    • Jazy
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Hub Kittle
    Jorge Santoyo
    • Guerilla Leader
    Lucina Rojas
    • Guerilla Woman
    Raúl García
    • Waiter
    • Director
      • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Writers
      • Ron Shelton(screenplay by)
      • Clayton Frohman(screenplay by) (story by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This movie was made and released about four years after the events of the Nicaraguan revolution depicted in the film occurred in 1979. American reporter Bill Stewart was killed by Nicaraguan soldiers at that time.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene in Chad Asian elephants are used by the rebel troops (instead of African elephants living in that area, who are not especially known for their suitability for domestication) clearly identifiable by their smaller ears and the hair on their forehead.
    • Quotes

      Marcel Jazy: I like you people, but you are sentimental shits! You fall in love with the poets; the poets fall in love with the Marxists; the Marxists fall in love with themselves. The country falls in love with the rhetoric, and in the end we are stuck with tyrants.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Dick Tracy/Torn Apart/Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Dear John
      Composed and Performed by Pat Metheny

      Published by Pat-Meth Music Co. BMI

    User reviews46

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    9/10
    A sophisticated film
    A sophisticated film with more than one level, while its sympathies obviously tend to lie with the Sandinistas, it also has the message that in war there are no moral absolutes, and raises some interesting dilemmas. Its portrayal of violence is brutally convincing without being gratuitously gory. One possible flaw in Nolte's character is that it's hard to believe that a man apparently given to fairly regular reckless behaviour would have lasted so long hanging around in war zones.
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    • tim_o_callaghan
    • Dec 20, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 1984 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Chiapas, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Cinema '84
      • Lion's Gate Films
      • Under Fire Associates
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio

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