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Man on Fire

"For an ex-CIA agent, the job of bodyguard for a 12-year old girl should have been a breeze…"

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R 1987 · 1h 33m
Drama, Thriller
Starring Scott Glenn · Brooke Adams · Jonathan Pryce
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Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swanky villa on the shores of Lake Como.

Theatrical
Oct 9, 1987
Director
Élie Chouraqui
Writers
Élie Chouraqui, Sergio Donati
Producers
Robert Benmussa, Arnon Milchan
Music
John Scott
Studio
Sept Films Cinéma, Cima Produzioni, Embassy International Pictures
Keywords
based on novel or book bodyguard organized crime child kidnapping ex-cia agent adult child friendship lake como, italy traumatized man
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Cast

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S
Scott Glenn
Creasy
B
Brooke Adams
Jane
J
Jonathan Pryce
Michael
D
Danny Aiello
Conti
J
Joe Pesci
David
P
Paul Shenar
Ettore
L
Laura Morante
Julia
A
Alessandro Haber
Sandri
F
Franco Trevisi
Rabbia
G
Giancarlo Prati
Satta
L
Lou Castel
Violente
I
Inigo Lezzi
Bellu
L
Lorenzo Piani
Bruno
G
Giuseppe Cederna
'Snake'
G
Giovanni Mauriello
Elio
A
Anita Zagaria
Conti's Wife
E
Enrica Rosso
Maria
A
Angela Finocchiaro
Foot Race Pro
G
Giovanni Visentin
Marco
E
Enrico Papa
Claudio
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