Salvador

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"Salvador" is a 1986 political drama film directed by Oliver Stone, in which James Woods delivers an acclaimed performance as a cynical journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War.

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Salvador canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
political drama film
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Actor for James Woods
basedOn experiences of journalist Richard Boyle
cinematographyBy Robert Richardson
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts U.S. foreign policy in Latin America
civil war
political violence
director Oliver Stone
distributor Hemdale Film Corporation
editedBy Claire Simpson
filmFormat feature film
filmingLocation El Salvador
Mexico
genre political drama
war film
hasCultFollowing yes
hasFilmRating R
hasNotableAspect James Woods received critical acclaim for his performance
language English
leadPerformanceBy James Woods
mainSubject Salvadoran Civil War
musicBy Georges Delerue (library music)
surface form: Georges Delerue
narrativeLocation Central America
partOf Platoon
surface form: Oliver Stone filmography
portrays journalist
war correspondent
portraysCharacter Richard Boyle
posterCaption Theatrical release poster
producer Oliver Stone
releaseDate 1986-03-05
releaseYear 1986
runtimeMinutes 122
screenwriter Oliver Stone
Richard Boyle
setting El Salvador
starredActor Cynthia Gibb NERFINISHED
James Woods
Jim Belushi
John Savage
Michael Murphy
theme human rights abuses
journalistic ethics
political repression
timePeriodDepicted early 1980s

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James Woods notableWork Salvador
Oliver Stone notableWork Salvador
Oliver Stone directed Salvador
Joan Didion notableWork Salvador
John Savage notableWork Salvador
Richard Boyle in Salvador appearsIn Salvador
subject surface form: Richard Boyle (Salvador)
John Daly notableWork Salvador
John Daly produced Salvador