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Year of the Gun (1991)

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Thriller | Drama

Overview

American novelist David Raybourne accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade’s terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. As the terrorists attempt to kill David, he and his photojournalist friend must struggle to stay alive.

Length 111 minutes

Actors

Andrew McCarthy | Valeria Golino | Sharon Stone | John Pankow | Mattia Sbragia | Pietro Bontempo | Francesca Prandi | George Murcell | Lou Castel | Carla Cassola | Luigi Di Fiore | Roberto Posse | Carol Schneider | Ron Williams | Aldo Mengolini | Luigi Amodeo | Salvatore Billa | Franco Beltramme | Fabio Traversa | Dick Cavett | Mario Novelli | Luciano Foti | Fiammetta Baralla | Elena Cantarone | Carolina Salome | Alessandra Marson | Giovanni Cianfriglia | Antonio Degli Schiavi | Cyrus Elias | Maurizio Fardo | Nazzareno Natale | Benito Pacifico | Giuseppe Zarbo

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
02/01/2020Home TheaterStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Not Frankenheimer’s best but still worth a watch. I really dislike Bill Conti’s score for this, at least during the first half of the film. McCarthy and Stone both feel out of their depth in their roles here but Golino is really solid.

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