Under Fire

Under Fire

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:1983-10-21
Genre:Drama,War
Duration:128 min
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Actors:Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Ed Harris, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Production:Orion Pictures

Overview:

Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

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