The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Raul Julia | ... | Archbishop Oscar Romero | |
| Richard Jordan | ... | Father Rutilio Grande | |
| Ana Alicia | ... | Arista Zelada | |
| Eddie Velez | ... | Lt. Columa | |
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Alejandro Bracho | ... | Father Alfonzo Osuña |
| Tony Plana | ... | Father Manuel Morantes | |
| Harold Gould | ... | Francisco Galedo | |
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Lucy Reina | ... | Lucia |
| Al Ruscio | ... | Bishop Estrada | |
| Tony Perez | ... | Father Rafael Villez | |
| Robert Viharo | ... | Col. Ernesto Dorio | |
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Harold Cannon | ... | Gen. Humberto |
| Claudio Brook | ... | Bishop Flores | |
| Martin LaSalle | ... | Bishop Rivera y Damas | |
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Eduardo López Rojas | ... | Bishop Cordova |
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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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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murder of a priest | shooting a woman | liberation theology | el salvador | archbishop |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
25 August 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Romero, le sang de l'archevêque See more »Filming Locations:
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$1,316,495Company Credits
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The film was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 1989. See more »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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This is another "sleeper" about totalitarian regimes in Central America. What is particularly fascinating about this one is that Romero, a non-political man, comes to the realizaton that there is no such thing as apolitical, apolitical ultimately being complicity, and recognizes his responsibility to take a stand for his people, despite pressure from Rome to refrain from doing so.
I remember hearing about the events in this movie on the radio, when they were actually taking place.
For me this reality is a major part of how I felt watching this movie. The movie is quite good, but I didn't enjoy it. I don't think one watches such movies for enjoyment. I give it a 10!