A Show of Force
| A Show of Force | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover of the film | |
| Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
| Screenplay by | Evan Jones John Strong |
| Based on | Murder Under Two Flags by Anne Nelson |
| Produced by | John Strong |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Henry Richardson |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million[1] |
| Box office | $152,982 (USA) |
A Show of Force is a 1990 American
Maravilla Hill case in Puerto Rico adapted from Anne Nelson
's book, Murder Under Two Flags.
Plot
In 1978, Kate Melendez (
Puerto Rican activists. The government claims they were terrorists while others claim the two were merely student activists.[2] 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.[3]
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Pepita |
See also
References
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ISBN 978-1-4766-1411-3. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Rivera Sánchez, Maricarmen. "El parque de Canóvanas se llamará ahora Parque de Lomas [Park in Canóvanas to be renamed Parque de Lomas]". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish).
External links
- A Show Of Force at IMDb
- A Show of Force at Rotten Tomatoes
- A Show of Force at AllMovie
- A Show of Force at Box Office Mojo
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