Under Fire

Oct 21, 1983

2h 8m

★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Under Fire Trailers

Cast

Russell Price

Nick Nolte

Alex Grazier

Gene Hackman

Claire

Joanna Cassidy

Oates

Ed Harris

Marcel Jazy

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Hub Kittle

Richard Masur

Isela

Alma Martinez

President Anastasio Somoza

René Enríquez

Regis Seydor

Hamilton Camp

Miss Panama

Jenny Gago

Pedro

Eloy Casados

Commandante Cinco

Martin LaSalle

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