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Under Fire
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Under Fire is a 1983 American drama and war film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and written by Ron Shelton. The movie stars Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Ed Harris, and Gene Hackman. It was produced by Starz Entertainment and Orion Pictures, with distribution handled by Orion Pictures, Netflix, and various streaming providers including Amazon Prime Video. The narrative is set in 1979 during the Nicaraguan Revolution and follows three U.S. journalists in Nicaragua, Chad, and Managua.
The film was shot in Mexico using 35 mm film and features a score by Jerry Goldsmith. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The runtime is 128 minutes. Critical reception includes a review score of 7.2 out of 10 and 91 percent on one platform, while IMDb lists a rating of 7.0 and TMDb an average of 6.684. The original language is English.
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Film · TMDB
6.7Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Russell Price
- Gene Hackman as Alex Grazier
- Joanna Cassidy as Claire
- Ed Harris as Oates
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Marcel Jazy
- Richard Masur as Hub Kittle
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- war correspondent
- 1970s
- revolution
- war photographer
- nicaragua
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- obligation
- Director
- Q506352
- Screenwriter
- Ron Shelton
- Cast member
- René Enríquez
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production company
- Starz Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- John Alcott
- Narrative location
- Matagalpa
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 783188
- Distribution format
- movie theater
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- publication date
- 1983-01-01
- title
- Under Fire
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in period
- 1979
- item operated
- Leica M
- film format
- 35 mm film
- review score
- 91%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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