Summary:
In a mountainous South American country, drug-dealing rebels kidnap Peter Bowman, a US engineer who works for an oil company's subsidiary. The company calls in a negotiator, Terry Thorne, an Aussie ex-soldier based in London. When the subsidiary goes bankrupt, the oil company washes its hands of the matter and pulls Thorne. Bowman's wife Alice begs him to stay. She and Peter's sister cobble together some money, Thorne talks ransom terms with the cash-strapped rebels, and Peter, chained high in the mountains, is sustained by a photo of Alice. When the politics of the situation change, so must Thorne's strategy. And what can Alice and he do about the attraction growing between them?
| Runtime: | 135 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for violence, language and some drug material. |
| Production: | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Genres: | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Romance |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hargrove | Book "The Long March To Freedom" (Inspiration) |
| Tony Gilroy | Written By |
| William Prochnau | Article Adventures In The Ransom Trade (Inspiration) |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| David Morse | Peter Bowman |
| Meg Ryan | Alice Bowman |
| Russell Crowe | Terry Thorne |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alun Armstrong | Wyatt |
| Anthony Heald | Ted Fellner |
| David Caruso | Dino |
| Gottfried John | Eric Kessler |
| Margo Martindale | Ivy |
| Mario Ernesto Sánchez | Arturo Fernandez |
| Michael Kitchen | Ian Havery |
| Norma Martínez | Norma |
| Pamela Reed | Janis Goodman |
| Pietro Sibille | Juaco |
| Stanley Anderson | Jerry |
| Vicky Hernández | Maria |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Charles Mulvehill | Producer |
| Feliks Pastusiak | Assistant Producer: Poland |
| Steven Reuther | Executive Producer |
| Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Tony Gilroy | Executive Producer |
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