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A Show of Force is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Bruno Barreto released in USA on 11 may 1990 with Amy Irving
A Show of Force (1990)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 may 1990
Length 1h29
Directed by Bruno Barreto
OriginUSA
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Rating53%
A Show of Force is a 1990 thriller, directed by Bruno Barreto. The film is based on events and theories surrounding the Maravilla Hill case in Puerto Rico adapted from Anne Nelson's book, "Murder Under Two Flags."
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In 1978, Kate Melendez (Amy Irving) is a television news reporter who investigates the mysterious deaths of two radical Puerto Rican activists. The government claims they were terrorists while others claim the two were merely student activists. Despite threats to her own life, Melendez investigates the deaths, gradually leading her to conclude that undercover American agents were responsible for framing the activists as terrorists, and then murdering them.Actors
Amy Irving
(Kate Melendez)
Andy García
(Luis Angel Mora)
Lou Diamond Phillips
(Jesus Fuentes)
Robert Duvall
(Howard)
Erik Estrada
(Machado)
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