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©2001
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1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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In 1980, Richard Boyle, a veteran war photographer whose career needs a boost, heads for El Salvador to cover the civil war there. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerrillas 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. After the murder of Archbishop Romero, the rape and murder of an American nurse and three nuns, and the death of a fellow journalist, Boyle attempts to escape El Salvador with his Salvadorean girlfriend Maria and her family
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985
Special features include: Into the valley of death, documentary with interviews of Oliver Stone, James Woods, Jim Belushi and others ; audio commentary by Oliver Stone ; 25 min. of deleted scenes ; photo gallery; collectible booklet ; theatrical trailer
Editor, Claire Simpson ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; original music composed and conducted by Georges Delerue
James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage, Elpedia Carrillo, Tony Plana, Colby Chester, Cindy Gibb, Will Macmillan, Jorge Luke, Danna Hansen
MPAA rating: R
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English with optional subtitles in French or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired