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A Show of Force

A Show of Force

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 35mR
DramaThriller
5.3
IMDB Rating
889 votes

An American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police.

Director
Bruno Barreto
Writers
Anne Nelson, Evan Jones, John Strong
Stars
Amy Irving, Robert Duvall, Andy Garcia
Release Date
May 11, 1990
Language
English, Spanish
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Amy Irving
Amy Irving
as Kate Melendez
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
as Howard
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
as Luis Angel Mora
Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips
as Jesus Fuentes
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
as Frank Curtin
Erik Estrada
Erik Estrada
as Machado
Juan Fernández
Juan Fernández
as Captain Correa
Lupe Ontiveros
Lupe Ontiveros
as Pepita
León Singer
León Singer
as Julio Dominguez
Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Pointer
as Alice Ryan

💰 Box Office

$91,578
Worldwide Gross
$91,578
Domestic Gross
$73,405
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Puerto Rico
Production
Forna Productions, Golden Harvest Company, Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

murderguntelevision reporterparadecrying woman

🎯 Categories

DramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

True Or No
by bkoganbing2008-10-09
7/10

"A Show Of Force is a fictionalization of an actual incident that took place in 1978 in Puerto Rico. At that time on Puerto Rico's Constitution Day, the police allegedly shot and killed two Independista Terrorists who were planning a big attack, one that would arouse the Puerto Rican people to revolution. It was a great deal less than that in the sense that all that was planned was on that Puerto Rican holiday, the 'terrorists' were planning to seize control of the broadcast tower of the main Puerto Rican television station to broadcast a message favoring independence. In fact t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Based on the 1978 cover-up of the shooting deaths of Carlos Soto Arrivi and Arnaldo Dario Rosado at Cerro Maravilla mountain in Puerto Rico.

📖 Synopsis

An American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police.