Year of the Gun (1991)
Release Year: 1991
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Crímenes y secretos, Годината на оръжието, O Ano da Fúria, Une année de violences, Verliebt in die Gefahr
Director: John Frankenheimer
Writer: David Ambrose, Michael Mewshaw
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Edward R. Pressman
Executive Producer: Eric Fellner
Companies: Initial Films, J&M Entertainment, Shomedia
Genre: Action, Action Film, Film Based On A Novel, Political Thriller Film, Romance, Thriller
Budget: 15.000.000
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Keywords
Keywords: 1970s, based on novel or book, brigate rosse, italy, journalist, mistaken identity, news reporter, politics, red brigade, terrorism, urban setting, writer
Story
David Raybourne, an American journalist researching political news in Italy during the 1970s, becomes inadvertently entangled with the Red Brigade terrorists while trying to help his photojournalist friend Alison King who has photographed them in action. The terrorists, believing David is a CIA agent due to his presence at their activities and his friendship with Alison, target him for assassination. David must evade these attempts on his life while also trying to expose the truth about the Red Brigade's involvement with the mafia.
Summary
Year of the Gun (1991) is an action thriller directed by John Frankenheimer, set against the backdrop of political turmoil in Italy during the 1970s. The film follows journalist David Raybourne as he becomes unwittingly drawn into a dangerous plot involving the Red Brigade terrorists. Despite the scarcity of details in the provided sources, it can be inferred that the film explores themes of political intrigue, terrorism, and corruption.
