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Romero

  • 19891989
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
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7.1/10
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Romero (1989)
The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.
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The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.
IMDb RATING
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2.4K
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    • John Duigan
    • John Sacret Young
  • Stars
    • Raul Julia
    • Richard Jordan
    • Ana Alicia
    • John Duigan
    • John Sacret Young
  • Stars
    • Raul Julia
    • Richard Jordan
    • Ana Alicia
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    • 27User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Raul Julia
    Raul Julia
    • Archbishop Oscar Romero
    Richard Jordan
    Richard Jordan
    • Father Rutilio Grande
    Ana Alicia
    Ana Alicia
    • Arista Zelada
    Eddie Velez
    Eddie Velez
    • Lt. Columa
    Alejandro Bracho
    Alejandro Bracho
    • Father Alfonzo Osuna
    Tony Plana
    Tony Plana
    • Father Manuel Morantes
    Harold Gould
    Harold Gould
    • Francisco Galedo
    Lucy Reina
    • Lucia
    Al Ruscio
    Al Ruscio
    • Bishop Estrada
    Tony Perez
    Tony Perez
    • Father Rafael Villez
    Robert Viharo
    Robert Viharo
    • Col. Ernesto Dorio
    Harold Cannon
    • Gen. Humberto
    Claudio Brook
    Claudio Brook
    • Bishop Flores
    Martin LaSalle
    Martin LaSalle
    • Bishop Rivera y Damas
    Eduardo López Rojas
    • Bishop Cordova
    Paco Mauri
    • Salvador Ramos
    • (as Francisco Mauri)
    Rubén Rojo
    Rubén Rojo
    • Archbishop Chavez
    Omar Chagall
    Omar Chagall
    • Rafael Zelada
    • (as Omar Rodríguez)
      • John Duigan
      • John Sacret Young
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    • Trivia
      According to the book 'Picture This!: A Guide to over 300 Environmentally, Socially, and Politically Relevant Films and Videos' (1992) by Sky Hiatt, "Romero (1989) was independently produced by Paulist Pictures, the Catholic media branch of the Paulist order. Father Ellwood E. Kieser [Reverend Ellwood Kieser] turned to the order and to various Catholic bishops to raise money for the film when Hollywood studios and all three American television networks turned him down".
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene when they are taking pictures of the crowd they are advancing the film manually, but there is the sound of a motorized drive.
    • 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: I implore you! I beg you! I *order* you!

      [shouts]

      Archbishop Oscar Romero: Stop the repressions!

    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Raul Julia: The World's a Stage (2019)
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      Santo, Santo, Santo
      Written and Arranged by Grupo Yolocambaita

      Performed by Grupo Yolocambaita

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    10/10
    A moving experience
    Easily the best political movie in the past 20 years. If you watch this movie and are not moved by the story of the abuse and the archbishop's fight against it, you need to go to a doctor to see if your heart is still in your chest. While it is a moving film, it is also very disturbing because of the graphic nature of some of the abuse suffered by characters in the film. A must see for Catholics. While the events depicted in the movie are true, keep in mind that there are exaggerations and omissions. Don't believe everything that is in a political movie as fact. Check out the story yourself from respected sources on both sides of the argument.
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    • Release date
      • August 25, 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • Mexico
      • English
      • German
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      • Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Consejo estatal de cine, teatro y televisión
      • Paulist Pictures
      • Paulist Productions
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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