Nick Nolte
Russell Price
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Languages. English, Spanish. Budget. $9.5 million. Box office. $5,696,391. Under Fire is a 1983 American political thriller film set during the last days of the Nicaraguan Revolution that ended the Somoza regime in 1979. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, it stars Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy. The musical score by Jerry Goldsmith ...
- October 21, 1983
- Jonathan Taplin
Oct 21, 1983 · Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somozoa regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979. The movie stars Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy, and was nominated for an Oscar and won two awards.
- (8.3K)
- Roger Spottiswoode
- R
- Drama, War
A realistic and gripping drama about American journalists covering guerrilla warfare in Nicaragua, starring Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy. The film explores the moral dilemmas and ethical challenges of covering a small war in a real place, and the actors' performances are nothing short of stunning.
Under Fire. 1983 · 2 hr 8 min. R. Drama · Thriller. Three journalists (Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy) find themselves caught up in the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution and in a very adult romantic triangle, intelligently crafted by screenwriters Clayton Frohman and Ron Shelton. Shot by the great cinematographer John Alcott, and ...
- Roger Spottiswoode
- 128 min
- Joanna Cassidy
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Under Fire (1983) -- (Movie Clip) Smartest Guys In The World Following director Roger Spottiswoode’s action credit sequence, combat cameraman Russell Price (Nick Nolte) in Chad, 1979, hooks up with American mercenary pal Oates (Ed Harris), who updates him on revolutionary happenings around the world, in Under Fire, 1983.
The first major film dealing with photojournalism, Under Fire expertly uses the American movies' conventions of excitement and romance to put into sharp focus tough questions of truth, ethics, politics and ultimately consciousness itself. [24 Oct 1983, p.124]
