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 | |
| Cinematography | James Glennon |
| Edited by | Henry Richardson |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Countries | United States Hong Kong[1] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million[1] |
| Box office | $152,982 (USA) |
A Show of Force is a 1990 thriller drama film directed by Bruno Barreto. The film is based on events and theories surrounding the Maravilla Hill case in Puerto Rico adapted from Anne Nelson's book, Murder Under Two Flags.
Plot
[edit]In 1978, Kate Melendez is a television news reporter who investigates the mysterious deaths of two radical 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "A Show of Force (1990)". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ↑ Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (2016). Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s. McFarland. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-4766-1411-3. Retrieved October 20, 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). Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
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