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

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)

Trailer

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