Description
Walker DVD 1987 / Directed by Alex Cox / Starring: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, René Auberjonois, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, Marlee Matlin
UPC 3700173218468
REGION 2, 4 PAL DVD
MADE IN FRANCE
AUDIO: English 2.0, German 2.0, French 2.0, Italian 2.0, Spanish (Castilian) 2.0
SUBTITLES: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Greek
Total Runtime: 90 minutes
French Summary:
Walker est un film américano-mexicano-espagnol réalisé par Alex Cox en 1987.
William Walker entre au Nicaragua à la tête de quelques aventuriers, pour fomenter un coup d'État, mandaté par un multi-millionnaire américaine. Basé sur des idéaux républicains, l'aventurier s'enfonce vite dans la tyrannie...
English Summary:
Walker is a 1987 American-Spanish historical/satirical film directed by Alex Cox and starring Ed Harris, Richard Masur, René Auberjonois, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, and Marlee Matlin. The film is based on the life story of William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president of Nicaragua. It was written by Rudy Wurlitzer and scored by Joe Strummer, who has a small role as a member of Walker's army.
In 1853, soldier-of-fortune William Walker flees Mexico after a failed attempt to incite an armed insurrection. He is placed on trial by US officials, but wins acquittal on breaking the Neutrality Act. Walker believes in Manifest Destiny and has plans to marry and start a newspaper until his fianceé Ellen Martin dies of cholera. Financed by American multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt, Walker and 60 mercenaries embark on a mission to overthrow the government of Nicaragua, to secure Vanderbilt's rights over an overland shipping route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Cast / Distribution:
- Ed Harris as William Walker
- Richard Masur as E. G. Squier
- René Auberjonois as Major Siegfried Henningson
- Keith Szarabajka as Timothy Crocker
- Sy Richardson as Captain Hornsby
- Xander Berkeley as Byron Cole
- John Diehl as Stebbins
- Peter Boyle as Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Marlee Matlin as Ellen Martin
- Alfonso Arau as Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon
- Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Muñoz
- Gerrit Graham as Norvell Walker
- William O'Leary as James Walker
- Blanca Guerra as Doña Yrena
- Miguel Sandoval as Parker French
- Rick Barker as Breckenridge
- Karl Braun as Bruno von Natzmer
- Kathy Burke as Annie Mae
- Richard Edson as Turley
- Bennet Guillory as Achilles Kewen
- David Hayman as Father Rossiter
- Dick Rude as Washburn
- Zander Schloss as Huey
- Milton Selzer as Judge
- Edward Tudor-Pole as Doubleday
- Norbert Weisser as Prange
- Biff Yeager as Max / Carpetbagger
- Del Zamora as Padre Vigil
- Richard Zobel as Lemuel
- Joe Strummer as Faucet
- Fox Harris as District Attorney
| Directed by | Alex Cox |
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| Written by | Rudy Wurlitzer |
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| Music by | Joe Strummer |
| Cinematography | David Bridges |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Release date
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December 4, 1987 |
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Running time
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90 min. |
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| Language | English |
