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
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
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)
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