Man on Fire (1987)
- Directed by
- Élie Chouraqui
- Genre
- thriller film, crime film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 86 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An ex-CIA agent is hired to protect a young girl from a wealthy Italian family. He must stop a kidnapping plot that puts her in danger.
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What happens
Man on Fire (French: L'homme de feu) is a 1987 action thriller film directed and co-written by Élie Chouraqui, produced by Arnon Milchan, based on the 1980 novel by A. J. Quinnell. It stars Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams, Danny Aiello, Paul Shenar, and Jonathan Pryce. Glenn plays Christian Creasy, an ex-CIA agent hired as a bodyguard to the daughter of a wealthy Italian family, who is targeted for kidnapping. A French and Italian co-production, the film premiered on September 4, 1987, to a mixed critical reception. Another film adaptation was released in 2004, also produced by Milchan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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