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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.



Nick Nolte
Russell Price

Gene Hackman
Alex Grazier

Joanna Cassidy
Claire

Ed Harris
Oates

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Marcel Jazy

Richard Masur
Hub Kittle

Alma Martinez
Isela

René Enríquez
President Anastasio Somoza

Hamilton Camp
Regis Seydor

Jenny Gago
Miss Panama
Under Fire is a drama, war film released in 1983 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, war correspondent, 1970s, revolution, war photographer, nicaragua. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, it stars Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy. Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
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