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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Alex Cox |
| Stars: |
Ed Harris |
| Actors: |
Peter Boyle |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
True Story · Drama · |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
715515028028 |
| Release Date: |
1987 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 35min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 34min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (February 29, 2008)
UPC: 715515028028 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 35min |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/22/2008, p.81, Chris Nashawaty): "[An] agitprop satire of Ronald Reagan's misadventures in Central America..." -- Grade: B+ |
| More Information |
| Details: |
This offbeat historical drama is another in a line of hard-to-categorize films from cult director Alex Cox. Ed Harris stars as William Walker, an idealistic doctor, lawyer, and journalist who, at age 32, led a bloody revolution and installed himself as president of Nicaragua under orders from Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle). Harris's performance is terrific, the violence is effective and well-used, and the film conveys an uncompromising political viewpoint without ever lapsing into preachiness. |
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