A Show of Force
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A Show of Force
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In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Melendez (Amy Irving) investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents. ~ Iotis Erlewine, RoviCast
- Amy Irving - Kate Ryan de Melendez
- Robert Duvall - Howard Baslin
- Andy Garcia - Luis Angel Mora
- Lou Diamond Phillips - Jesus Fuentes
- Kevin Spacey - Frank Curtin
Credit
Kathryn Morrison - Costume Designer, Bruno Barreto - Director, Henry Richardson - Editor, Raymond Chow - Executive Producer, Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score), William J. Cassidy - Production Designer, William Joseph Durrell, Jr. - Production Designer, James Glennon - Cinematographer, Fred Weintraub - Producer, John Strong - Producer, Evan Jones - Screenwriter, John Strong - Screenwriter, Anne Nelson - Book Author| A Shot in the Dark (1941 Film), A Shot in the Dark (1933 Film) | |
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A Show of Force
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| Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
| Produced by | John Strong |
| Written by | Anne Nelson (book) Evan Jones (screenplay) John Strong (screenplay) |
| Starring | Amy Irving Andy García Lou Diamond Phillips Robert Duvall Erik Estrada |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Editing by | Henry Richardson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 11, 1990 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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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Plot
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.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Amy Irving | Kate Melendez |
| Andy García | Luis Angel Mora |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | Jesus Fuentes |
| Robert Duvall | Howard |
| Kevin Spacey | Frank Curtin |
| Erik Estrada | Machado |
| Jorge Castillo | Nestor Chavez |
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