Year of the Gun

Year of the Gun

1991 · 111 min · EN · 4.9 (44 votes)
Dir. John Frankenheimer · Starring Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone, John Pankow, Mattia Sbragia, Pietro Bontempo · Music Bill Conti
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In this thriller, American novelist David Raybourne (Andrew McCarthy) accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade's terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. As the terrorists attempt to kill David, he and his photojournalist friend (Sharon Stone) must struggle to stay alive.

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A tense, gritty thriller set against the backdrop of 1970s Italy. It's a race against time as a writer is caught in a web of political intrigue and terrorism, forcing him to fight for survival in a dangerous urban landscape.

tensegrittysuspensefulurgentsteadypolitical thriller70s aestheticurban gritespionagepolitical intrigueterrorismmistaken identitysurvival
journalistbased on novel or bookpoliticsitaly1970smistaken identityterrorismwriterurban settingnews reporterbrigate rossered brigade
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