Under Fire
1983 · Movie · R · 128 min · ★ 6.7 · 81% critics
During the 1979 conflict in Nicaragua, three American journalists find their professional lines blurring as danger, ambition, and attraction collide. As they chase stories on the front lines, a high-stakes ethical choice forces them to weigh truth, loyalty, and the human cost of reporting from a war zone.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-10-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (181 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a political war drama about journalists facing moral gray areas and personal entanglements, in the vein of Salvador; Not for you if you dislike romance mixed into conflict stories or want strict historical accuracy.
Pros: strong lead performances; tense war-zone atmosphere; thought-provoking ethics | Cons: distracting love triangle; uneven intensity; liberties with history
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- war correspondent
- 1970s
- revolution
- war photographer
- nicaragua
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1984 · nominated
Cast & crew
Nick Nolte
as Russell Price
Gene Hackman
as Alex Grazier
Joanna Cassidy
as Claire
Ed Harris
as Oates
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Marcel Jazy
Richard Masur
as Hub Kittle
Alma Martinez
as Isela
René Enríquez
as President Anastasio Somoza
Hamilton Camp
as Regis Seydor
Jenny Gago
as Miss Panama
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode