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The final days of Somoza's Nicaragua as witnessed and experienced by three American journalists, who are romantically entangled.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Under fire (Motion picture)
Main Author: Frohman, Clayton (Author, Screenwriter)
Corporate Authors: Orion Pictures, Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), MGM Home Entertainment Inc, Twilight Time (Firm)
Other Authors: Spottiswoode, Roger (Director), Shelton, Ron, 1945- (Screenwriter), Taplin, Jonathan T. (Producer), Nolte, Nick (Actor), Hackman, Gene (Actor), Cassidy, Joanna, 1945- (Actor), Trintignant, Jean-Louis (Actor), Kirgo, Julie (Screenwriter)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English soundtrack; closed-captioned in English.
Published: ©1983
Edition:Limited ed.
Subjects:
Nicaragua > History > Revolution, 1979 > Drama.
Nicaragua > History > Revolution, 1979 > Journalists > Drama.
War correspondents > United States > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
War films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:The final days of Somoza's Nicaragua as witnessed and experienced by three American journalists, who are romantically entangled.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1983.
Booklet (4 pages ; ill.) with an essay by Julie Kirgo inserted in container.
Special features: isolated score track; audio commentary with director Roger Spottiswoode; audio commentary with music producer and editor; excerpts from the Matthew Naythons photo archive; original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (128 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; 1080p HD; aspect ratio: 1.82:1; 2.0 DTS-HD MA; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rated: R.
Awards:David di Donatello Awards, 1984: David in Best Foreign Producer (onathan T. Taplin). National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA, 1984: 2nd place NSFC Award in Best Actress (Joanna Cassidy) Best Screenplay (Clayton Frohman, Ron Shelton), 3rd place NSFC Award in Best Cinematography (John Alcott).
Production Credits:Cinematography, John Alcott; editing, Mark Conte; music, Gerry Goldsmith.