| Man on Fire | |
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| Directed by | Élie Chouraqui |
| Screenplay by | Elie Chouraqui Sergio Donati Fabrice Ziolkowski |
| Based on | Man on Fire by A. J. Quinnell |
| Produced by | Arnon Milchan |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Scott Glenn |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Noëlle Boisson |
| Music by | John Scott |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France) Tri-Star Pictures (United States) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy United States |
| Languages | English French Italian |
| Box office | $519,596 (USA) |
Man on Fire (Italian: Un uomo sotto tiro, French: L'homme de feu) is a 1987 action thriller film directed by Élie Chouraqui and starring Scott Glenn and Jade Malle.[1] It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell, with a screenplay by Chouraqui, Sergio Donati, and Fabrice Ziolkowski. The rest of the cast includes Joe Pesci, Jonathan Pryce, Brooke Adams, Danny Aiello, and Paul Shenar.
Another film based on the same novel, also called Man on Fire, was released in 2004, directed by Tony Scott.
- ^ Agencia EFE. "TRIBUTO EN FRANCIA A GRANDES LUMINARIAS." El Nuevo Herald. 6 September 1987. 13 Galeria. Retrieved on 4 April 2012. "El Festival de Cine de Deauville, Francia, tributara, en su decimotercera edicion,[...]" and "Los organizadores del certamen, que comenzo el 4 de este mes y concluira el 14,[...]" and "En el programa del festival figuran unos cuarenta filmes, la mayoria de los cuales seran presentados en primicia mundial, entre los que se cuentan Man on Fire, de Elie Chouraqui, interpretado por Scott Glenn y Jade Malle,[...]"