A Dangerous Life

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name = A Dangerous Life


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director = Robert Markowitz
producer = Hal McElroy
writer = David Williamson
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music = Brian May
cinematography = James Bartle
editing = Michael Honey and Tony Kavanagh
distributor = HBO
released = November 27, 1988
runtime = 6 hours (HBO cable tv); 162 minutes (television)
country = Philippines
language = English
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imdb_id = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094445/

"A Dangerous Life" is a 1988 English-language film about the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines directed by Robert Markowitz and written by David Williamson. It was originally released as a six-hour HBO mini-series in the United States and was later edited down as a 162-minute television movie. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094445/ A Dangerous Life (1988) Film, IMDb.com] , retrieved on: 13 June 2007] [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=12173 Movie: A Dangerous Life, The New York Times and NYTimes.com, 1989] , retrieved on: 13 June 2007]

Plot

An American TV journalist, Tony O’Neil (Gary Busey), puts his own life on the line to get the inside story of the overthrow of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.

Cast and characters

*Gary Busey (Tony O'Neil)
*Ruben Rustia (President Ferdinand Marcos)
*Cris Vertido (Salvador "Doy" Laurel)
*Robert Talabis (Joker Arroyo)
*Mervyn Samson (Gen. Fabian Ver)
*Joonee Gamboa (Juan Ponce "Johnny" Enrile)
*Ray Ventura (Gen. Fidel "Eddie" Ramos)
*Rebecca Gilling (Angie Fox)
*James Handy (Mike Heseltine)
*Johnny Delgado (Lt. Col. "Red" Kapunan)
*Roy Alvarez (Col. "Tiger" Tecson)
*Jaime Fabregas (Ben Balamo)
*Noel Trinidad (Jimmy Ongpin)
*Tony Carreon (Ramon Mitra, Jr.)
*Alexander Cortez (Raoul)
*Dina Bonnevie (Celie Balamo)
*Odette Khan (June Keithley)
*Laurice Guillen (Cory Aquino)
*Tessie Tomas (Imelda Marcos)
*Mona Lisa (Francisca Monzon)

Production credits

*Robert Markowitz - director
*Brian May - composer (music score)
*James Bartle - cinematographer

References

ee also

*Philippines in US movies/television

External links

*imdb title|0094445