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      Salvador

      1986, Drama, 1h 57m

      29 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      Despite its somewhat disjointed narrative, Oliver Stone's Salvador is a vivid and powerful political drama that sets an early tone for the director's similarly provocative future projects. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Unable to find work in America because of his penchant for booze and drugs, photojournalist Richard Boyle (James Woods) heads to El Salvador with his DJ friend Doctor Rock (James Belushi) to see if he can get a gig covering the country's ongoing civil war. Boyle decides it's time to flee the country when the violence escalates to a level that even he is uncomfortable with, but his relationship with an El Salvadorian woman (Elpidia Carrillo) complicates matters.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Oliver Stone

      • Producer: Gerald Green, Oliver Stone

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Polygram, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.

      • Production Co: Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Hemdale

      Cast & Crew

      James Woods
      Jim Belushi
      Michael Murphy
      John Savage
      Tony Plana
      Colby Chester
      Cynthia Gibb
      Will MacMillan
      Valerie Wildman
      José Carlos Ruiz
      Jorge Luke
      Juan Fernandez
      Salvador Sánchez
      Rosario Zuniga
      John Daly
      Derek Gibson
      Georges Delerue
      Robert Richardson
      Claire Simpson
      Bruno Rubeo
      Ramón Menéndez

      Critic Reviews for Salvador

      Audience Reviews for Salvador

      • Aug 13, 2015

        There's plenty of substance, the problem is Stone's insistence on filming it like a documentary which leaves the tone floundering.

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      • Jul 09, 2014

        "..... remains one of his strongest works to date." Maybe so, but I found it quite dated.

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      • Mar 07, 2014

        With great regret, Salvador doesn't get the air play that it should. This chronicle of the turmoil in El Salvador is powerful and gives honour to those lost in the conflict.

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      • Mar 15, 2013

        Its definitely one of the better films about American journalists embedded in a foreign country. The politics are understandably angry and James Woods' scrappy performance is just great.

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