Salvador
1986 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.0 · 80% critics
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War is pulled between leftist guerrilla groups and a right-wing military dictatorship. He tries to rescue his girlfriend and her children while the conflict tightens around him.
Also known as Salvador (1986)
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-04-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (411 votes)
About
You’ll probably like Salvador if you want a gritty, high-stakes civil-war drama with intense urgency and memorable performances; Not for you if you dislike politically charged stories or intense, disturbing subject matter like Under Fire.
Pros: gritty war tension; intense performances; political urgency | Cons: heavy politics debate; unsettling violence; uneven tone
Themes
- guerrilla warfare
- journalist
- assassination
- civil war
- loss of loved one
- dictator
- war correspondent
- revolution
- civil rights
- dictatorship
- press
- based on true story
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1987 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1987 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Woods
as Richard Boyle
Jim Belushi
as Doctor Rock
Michael Murphy
as Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage
as John Cassady
Elpidia Carrillo
as Maria
Tony Plana
as Major Maximilliano Casanova
Colby Chester
as Jack Morgan
Cynthia Gibb
as Cathy Moore
Will MacMillan
as Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
- VW
Valerie Wildman
as Pauline Axelrod
Directed by Oliver Stone