Salvador
R“Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia...”
1986·123 min·Released
Studio: Cinema '85, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Hemdale
7.0TMDb
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Theatrical Apr 23, 1986
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UK · English · USA
Overview
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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Crew
DirectorOliver Stone
WriterOliver Stone, Rick Boyle
Cast
James Woods
Richard Boyle
Jim Belushi
Doctor Rock
Michael Murphy
Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage
John Cassady
Elpidia Carrillo
Maria
Tony Plana
Major Maximilliano Casanova
Colby Chester
Jack Morgan
Cynthia Gibb
Cathy Moore
Will MacMillan
Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
Valerie Wildman
Pauline Axelrod
José Carlos Ruiz
Archbishop Romero
Jorge Luke
Colonel Julio Figueroa
Juan Fernández
Army Lieutenant
Salvador Sánchez
Human Rights Leader
Rosario Zúñiga
Human Rights Assistant
Giles Millinaire
French Reporter
John Doe
Roberto, Restaurant Owner
Leticia Valenzuela
Woman Rebel
Roberto Sosa
Rebel Youth
Maria Rubell
Boyle's Wife
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Keywords
guerrilla warfarejournalistassassinationcivil warloss of loved onedictatorwar correspondentrevolutioncivil rightsdictatorshippressbased on true storyroad tripel salvadorreporterexecutionmassacrealcoholic1980sconfession booth
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Budget
$5M
Revenue
$2M
TMDb Votes
406
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026