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Under Fire

1983 · 128 min

A tense, morally tangled war drama that puts you in the shoes of journalists caught between truth and survival.

Tagline
The first casualty of war is the truth.
Overview
Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • media
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode
Written by
Ron Shelton, Clayton Frohman
Starring
Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Ed Harris, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Masur, Alma Martinez, René Enríquez
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
John Alcott
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America, Mexico
Languages
Spanish, English, Japanese

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