David Raybourne is an American journalist covering political news in Italy during the 1970's. He is involved with the Red Brigades when trying to help a friend (Alison King), who ...
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| Andrew McCarthy | ... | David Raybourne | |
| Valeria Golino | ... | Lia | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | Alison King | |
| John Pankow | ... | Italo Bianchi | |
| Mattia Sbragia | ... | Giovanni | |
| George Murcell | ... | Pierre Bernier | |
| Lou Castel | ... | Round Faced Man | |
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Francesca Prandi | ... | Woman Terrorist |
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Carla Cassola | ... | Lena |
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Pietro Bontempo | ... | 2nd Man |
| Luigi Di Fiore | ... | 1st Terrorist | |
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Roberto Posse | ... | Lucio |
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Thomas Elliot | ... | Marco |
| Darren Kelley | ... | Joe Bob (as Darren Modder) | |
| Carol Schneider | ... | Mattie | |
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David Raybourne is an American journalist covering political news in Italy during the 1970's. He is involved with the Red Brigades when trying to help a friend (Alison King), who photographed them in action and discovers the mafia net is at all levels. Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
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1 November 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(from "AIDA")
Written by Giuseppe Verdi
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The film's opening prologue states: "Rome - January 1978. Italy is in chaos. A group of terrorists calling themselves the Red Brigade has brought a shocked society to a state bordering on revolution. It is the . . . VERLIEBT IN DIE GEHAHR - YEAR OF THE GUN". See more »Connections
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DI PROVENZA EL MAR(from "AIDA")
Written by Giuseppe Verdi
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Copyright 1991 Countdown Music
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It's 1978 Rome. Violence is in the air threatened by the revolutionary Red Brigade. American David Raybourne (Andrew McCarthy) returns to write for a small paper and a fictional book about them. His friend Italo Bianchi (John Pankow) is a leftist American lecturer at an university. His girlfriend Lia (Valeria Golino) is the estranged wife of rich and powerful Marco. Photo journalist Alison King (Sharon Stone) is also after the Red Bridgade and sees Raybourne as a possible lead. This is a fictionalized account of events leading to the real kidnapping and murder of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro.
The directing from John Frankenheimer seems inferior or obsolete. The tension needs to be higher. This feels more like a 70's movie. Instead of three lead American characters, I would prefer to see a movie about Italian characters in this Italian drama. I'm not that interested in these Americans although the political intrigue seems compelling. The Americans can always walk away from any danger. It's an extra layer that separates these characters from the intensity of the story.