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Under Fire(Movie, 1983)

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| 2h 8min | Genres: Drama, War
Under FireRating: 3.4/5 (with 6969 votes)
Under Fire is a 1983 American political thriller film set during the last days of the Nicaraguan Revolution that ended the Somoza regime in 1979. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, it stars Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy. The musical score by Jerry Goldsmith, which featured jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score. The editing by Mark Conte and John Bloom was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing. The film was shot in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Under Fire

Academy Award for Best Original Score

About Under Fire

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

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Mexico
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/21/1983
Producer: Jonathan Taplin
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton
Film Editor: Mark Conte
Director of Photography: John Alcott
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Under Fire - Unter Feuer"
"Unter Feuer"
"In de Vuurlinie"
"Под огнем."
"I skottlinjen"

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