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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 69/100. Scores higher than 82% of the 1,357 1980s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic69/100
426 audience votes
Key crew
- Oliver StoneDirector
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
- Oliver StoneWriter
- Rick BoyleWriter
Cast
- James WoodsRichard Boyle
- Jim BelushiDoctor Rock
- Michael MurphyAmbassador Thomas Kelly
- John SavageJohn Cassady
- Elpidia CarrilloMaria
- Tony PlanaMajor Maximilliano Casanova
- Colby ChesterJack Morgan
- Cynthia GibbCathy Moore
- Will MacMillanColonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
- Valerie WildmanPauline Axelrod
- José Carlos RuizArchbishop Romero
- Jorge LukeColonel Julio Figueroa
Stills
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Themes
guerrilla warfarejournalistassassinationcivil warloss of loved onedictatorwar correspondentrevolutioncivil rightsdictatorshippressbased on true story
The Best Movies of 1986
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