Salvador

"Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia..."

Apr 23 1986 R 2h 2m
Drama, History, Thriller

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

Plot

A journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship, including the assasination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. Meanwhile he has to find a way of protecting his Salvadorean girlfriend and getting her out of the country.

Written by

Oliver Stone, Richard Boyle

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Cast

James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Hemdale Film

Languages

English, Español

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 9 nominations total

Trailers
Salvador (1986) Trailer
Salvador (1986) Original Trailer [HD]
Scores
# of Votes
23,909
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
69
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