In the Line of Fire (1993)

Directed by

Wolfgang Petersen

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, thriller film, political thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,820 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disillusioned former CIA agent plots to assassinate the President. An aging Secret Service agent, haunted by the assassination of JFK, races to stop him.

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What happens

In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American political action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo. Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA agent who plans to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who is tracking him. Eastwood's character is the sole remaining active-duty Secret Service agent from the detail that was guarding John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, at the time of his assassination in 1963. The film also stars Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, John Mahoney, and Fred Dalton Thompson. In the Line of Fire was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, with Columbia handling distribution. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $187 million against a $40 million production budget and earned three nominations at the 66th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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