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After the assassination of Father Rutilio Grande ( Richard Jordan ), an outspoken Jesuit advocate for the poor and close friend of Father Romero's, Romero begins to take a stand against the government's policies, prompting the government to retaliate by ordering to death squads to target the priests of his Archdiocese.
- $3.5 million
- August 25, 1989
- Ellwood (Bud) Kieser
- Gabriel Yared
Aug 25, 1989 · Romero: Directed by John Duigan. With Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez. The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.
- John Duigan
- 28
- 2 min
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Raul Julia as Archbishop Oscar Romero. Richard Jordan as Father Rutilio Grande. Ana Alicia as Arista Zelada. Eddie Velez as Lt. Columa. Alejandro Bracho as Father Osuna. Tony Plana as Father Manuel Morantes. Harold Gould as Francisco Galedo. Lucy Reina as Lucia. Al Ruscio as Bishop Estrada. Directed by John Duigan; Produced by Ellwood E. Kieser ...
Summaries. The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador. In El Salvador, the new bishop speaks out against the death squads and the terror campaign the government is using in an attempt to crush the guerilla war that is being waged against them.
Oscar Arnulfo Romero (Raul Julia) and Father Grande (Richard Jordan) help the poor. Romero as Archbishop of San Salvador has to balance the factions inside the church. The National Guard massacres dozens of worshippers. Grande is killed by death squads. Romero tries to free Rafael Zelada from the guerrillas.
Archbishop Óscar Romero (Raul Julia) is reluctant to get involved in a war that rages on between the military elite and guerrilla Marxists in his country of El Salvador.
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- Biography
- PG-13
He and his family fled the country. The 1989 biography film Romero (1989) depicts Grande's friendship with Romero, his community work and activism, and his assassination. In the film, Grande's death becomes a major motivation in Romero's shift toward an activist role within the church and the nation.
