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Under Fire (1983)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:9

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A pair of news correspondents chronicling the final days of the corrupt Samoza Regime in Nicaragua find themselves under fire from both sides. After an American news reporter is killed in... A pair of news correspondents chronicling the final days of the corrupt Samoza Regime in Nicaragua find themselves under fire from both sides. After an American news reporter is killed in Nicaragua, two of his fellow journalists choose to participate actively in the revolution. But as the Somoza power base falls, they must confront personal dilemmas concerning their relationship with each other and their loss of professional objectivity. [More]

Starring: Gene Hackman, Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Ed Harris

Starring: Gene Hackman, Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Ed Harris

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

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Time Out

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Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

above-average battle movie

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Shadows on the Wall

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08/29/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Presents a fascinating look at a journalist caught up in the tensions and violence in Nicaragua's civil war

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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