Release Date | 1983-09-30 |
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Runtime | 104 minutes |
Genres | Action, Drama, Romance |
Stars | Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Elpidia Carrillo, Joaquim de Almeida |
Directors | John Mackenzie, Christopher Hampton, Graham Greene, Richard F. Dalton, Norma Heyman |
Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.