James Woods
Richard Boyle
1986•2h 3m•Released•EN
Salvador
“Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia...”
Overview
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.
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The Swinging Light
Movie Details
Release Date
April 23, 1986
Runtime
2h 3m
Rating
7.0 / 10
Votes
430
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$1,500,000
Status
Released
Popularity
3.3
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Jim Belushi
Doctor Rock
Michael Murphy
Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage
John Cassady
Elpidia Carrillo
Maria
Tony Plana
Major Maximilliano Casanova
Colby Chester
Jack Morgan
Cynthia Gibb
Cathy Moore
Will MacMillan
Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
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Valerie Wildman
Pauline Axelrod
José Carlos Ruiz
Archbishop Romero
Jorge Luke
Colonel Julio Figueroa
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