Under Fire

Name: Under Fire
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1983-10-21
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Gene Hackman, Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Joanna Cassidy

– Three U.S. journalists (Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman) get too close to one another and t..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.10 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 8 Minutes

Release Year:

1983

Three U.S. journalists (Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman) get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

Styles:

Compassionate, Dramatic, Tense, Emotional, Thought Provoking, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Mexico, USA

Filming Locations:

Nicaragua, Central America, Ireland, Latin America

Genre:

War, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Under Fire (1983) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Oct 1983

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Under Fire

Directed by:

Roger Spottiswoode

Story Written By:

Clayton Frohman, Ron Shelton

Main Actors:

Gene Hackman, Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Joanna Cassidy

Plot:

Nicaragua 1979: Star photographer Russel Price covers the civil war against president Somoza. Facing the cruel fighting - people versus army - it's often hard for him to stay neutral. When the Guerillas have him take a picture of the leader Rafael, who's believed to be dead, he gets drawn into the happenings. Together with his reporter friends Claire and Alex he has to hide from the army.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

Vestron Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

90%