Salvador

Where to Watch Salvador (1986) (Legally)

Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia...
Apr 23, 1986 GB 123 min R 18+
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1986), without spoilers.

It sits in the Drama, Thriller, War space and is paced for about 123 minutes.

Top billed names include James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

guerrilla warfare, journalist, assassination, civil war, loss of loved one, dictator, war correspondent, revolution, civil rights, dictatorship, press, based on true story

Official trailer

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Plot

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

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Main cast

James Woods
as Richard Boyle
Jim Belushi
as Doctor Rock
Michael Murphy
as Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage
as John Cassady
Tony Plana
as Major Maximilliano Casanova
Colby Chester
as Jack Morgan
Cynthia Gibb
as Cathy Moore
Will MacMillan
as Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
Valerie Wildman
as Pauline Axelrod