Beirut

Also known as High Wire Act

2018 film directed by Brad Anderson

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6.3

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

Released: 2018-04-11109 minDir: Brad AndersonAction, Thriller, DramaBox office: $7.5M

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Cast

Jon Hamm as Mason Skiles
Rosamund Pike as Sandy Crowder
Shea Whigham as Gary Ruzak
Dean Norris as Donald Gaines
Mark Pellegrino as Cal Riley
Douglas Hodge as Sully

Themes

palestinian-israeli conflict
middle east
hostage
1970s
terrorism
arab
1980s

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

27,052 votes

Year: 2018
Runtime: 109 min
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: war film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Brad Anderson
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Cast member: Douglas Hodge
Composer: John Debney
Narrative location: Lebanon
Duration: 109
FilmAffinity ID: 958565
Distribution format: video on demand
Official website: www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/beirut

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title: High Wire Act
distributed by: Netflix
publication date: 2018-08-10
set in period: 1972
attendance: 8446
review score: 69/100

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