Clear and Present Danger (1994)

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Written by Tom Clancy, Donald Stewart

Directed by Phillip Noyce

Also known as "Danger immédiat", "Peligro Inminente", "Perigo Real e Imediato"

Running Time: 135 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1994

Rating: 12 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

When a friend of the President is murdered, a complex case unravels. The dead man was aligned to a Colombian drug baron (Miguel Sandoval), whom the White House targets in a covert mission. CIA legend Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford, pictured) heads for South America to investigate, unaware that ex-Agency operative Clark (Willem Dafoe) has requested - and been granted - a Special Forces team, despite Ryan's explicit promise to avoid a military response. When the soldiers are compromised, a traitor is sought. Soon, sources on both sides are keen on a cover-up, leaving Ryan, Clark and the troops fatally exposed, and in need of the cavalry...

"Truth needs a soldier", screams the tagline, and though released during the Clinton era, this gung-ho tale is more in tune with a Texan's outlook. Tom Clancy's novel had more depth and complexity than any Hollywood movie could mirror, so they don't try, instead stripping the film down as Ford's vehicle, centred around the slick set-piece action scenes (one of which is now used as a training video by the government).

Yet the interim years provide fresh relevance. Themes of corruption, moral bankruptcy and pointless gunplay are in tune with many people's perception of the current White House. Barring a deleted scene featuring a Vice President's hunting mishap, it's hard to see how Clear and Present Danger could have been more prescient.

Cast

Image for Harrison FordHarrison FordJack Ryan
Image for Willem DafoeWillem DafoeJohn Clark
Image for Anne ArcherAnne ArcherDr. Cathy Muller Ryan
Joaquim de AlmeidaCol. Felix Cortez/Roberto Alonzo Landa
Henry CzernyCIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter
Harris YulinNational Security Advisor James Cutter
Donald MoffatPresident Bennett
Image for Miguel SandovalMiguel SandovalErnesto Escobedo
Image for Benjamin BrattBenjamin BrattCapt. Ramirez
Raymond CruzDomingo 'Ding' Chavez
Dean JonesJudge Moore
Image for Thora BirchThora BirchSally Ryan
Ann MagnusonMoira Wolfson
Hope LangeSen. Mayo
Tom TammiFBI Director Emile Jacobs

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