Walker (1987)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Theatrical Release Information:
Walker
Alex Cox directed this hallucinatory bio-pic starring Ed Harris as 19th-century American adventurer William Walker, who abandoned a series of careers in law, politics, journalism, and medicine to become a soldier of fortune and eventually a Nicaraguan dictator. When his deaf wife (Marlee Matlin) dies of cholera (but not before she utilizes sign language to tell Walker "To Hell with Manifest Destiny"), Walker is backed by multi-millionaire banker Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle) to lead a band of mercenaries to Nicaragua in 1855 to make the country safe for Vanderbilt's steamships. When Walker subdues the Nicaraguan opposition, he sets himself up as president and rules the country with unfeeling repression. Finally the Nicaraguans rise up against him, figuring out that "the mad gringo is ripping us off." ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Walker:
Ed Harris also in Appaloosa , Copying Beethoven , Empire Falls , Volcanoes of the Deep Sea , Winter Passing , Pollock
Keith Szarabajka also in Golden Years , Dead Space , The Equalizer: Season 01 , A Perfect World , Andre
Richard Masur also in Far from Home , 61* , Multiplicity , Les Patriotes , Rent-A-Cop , The Mean Season
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