An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.
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- 1 win
Sasson Gabay
- Bossam
- (as Sasson Gabai)
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- TriviaThis film was part of a cycle of pictures made during the 1980s that featured journalists covering war. The movies include Salvador (1986), Under Fire (1983), Circle of Deceit [Circle of Deceit (1981)], Witness in the War Zone (1987), Cry Freedom (1987), The Killing Fields (1984) and The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).
- Quotes
Linda Larsen: But what is about you? Where is your home?
Don Stevens: My home is in a suitcase.
- SoundtracksDon't Go
Performed by Franz Benton
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Everything about this movie is so real, you should live in the middle east to understand it. People's life out there has been something trapped in the fist of politics and religious beliefs for ages, so after 35 years this movie is still a reliable mirror in which everybody can see what is happening there.
Yasin Abu-Riadd is a moderate PLO leader in Beirut trying to make peace with Israel, so the radical ones use an American journalist named Don Stevens(Christopher Walken) as a bait to eliminate him. Stevens finds out what is going on, but it's too late and there it comes the inevitable outcome of the violence and foolishness.
The plot is engaging, the pace is intense and the character development is on point. Don Stevens changes from a laid-back kind of jerk journalist caring only about money and himself to a dedicated one who follows the truth even if it leads him into the heart of the danger. Directing and cinematography could be better, but it is a low budget movie and considering this fact it is a well-made movie which reflects the reality very well.
Christopher Walken is the star. Love how dedicated he is to his job.
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Yasin Abu-Riadd is a moderate PLO leader in Beirut trying to make peace with Israel, so the radical ones use an American journalist named Don Stevens(Christopher Walken) as a bait to eliminate him. Stevens finds out what is going on, but it's too late and there it comes the inevitable outcome of the violence and foolishness.
The plot is engaging, the pace is intense and the character development is on point. Don Stevens changes from a laid-back kind of jerk journalist caring only about money and himself to a dedicated one who follows the truth even if it leads him into the heart of the danger. Directing and cinematography could be better, but it is a low budget movie and considering this fact it is a well-made movie which reflects the reality very well.
Christopher Walken is the star. Love how dedicated he is to his job.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $141,211
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $86,681
- Sep 13, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $141,211
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By what name was Witness in the War Zone (1987) officially released in Canada in English?
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