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The first casualty of war is the truth.

6.7

2h 8m

1983

“The first casualty of war is the truth.”

Synopsis

Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

Director

Roger Spottiswoode

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

as Russell Price

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

as Alex Grazier

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy

as Claire

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

as Oates

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

as Marcel Jazy

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

as Hub Kittle

Alma Martinez

Alma Martinez

as Isela

René Enríquez

René Enríquez

as President Anastasio Somoza

Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

as Regis Seydor

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