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Salvador

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Salvador
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R,2hrs 3min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1986
Director:
Oliver Stone
Distributor:
PolyGram Entertainment
Starring:
James Woods, James Belushi, Michael Murphy  ...more
Synopsis: While Salvador wasn't Oliver Stone's first film (a pair of offbeat horror stories preceded it), it defined his style of fiercely dramatic, politically oriented filmmaking, staked out his territory as one of the major directors of the 1980s and 1990s, and remains one of his strongest works to date. Veteran photojournalist Richard Boyle (James Woods) has been taking his camera to the world's trouble spots for over 20 years; while he does good work, Boyle's fondness for booze and drugs, and his colossal ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
Salvador may be Oliver Stone's best film, even if it is one of his least known and commercially disappointing. Released in the same year as Stone's more acclaimed Platoon, Salvador takes a rare, politically volatile subject -- the U.S.-backed war in El Salvador -- and gives audiences a thrill-a-minute ride through the eyes of its unlikely protagonist, photographer Richard Boyle (James Woods). The reliable ... Full Review
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James Woods
Richard Boyle
James Belushi
Dr. Rock
Michael Murphy
Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage
John Cassady
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