In the Line of Fire

For other uses, see In the Line of Fire (disambiguation).
In the Line of Fire
An older man running alongside a limousine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWolfgang Petersen
Written byJeff Maguire
Produced byJeff Apple
Starring
CinematographyJohn Bailey
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 9, 1993 (1993-07-09)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[1][2]
Box office$187 million[3]

In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American political action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo.[4] Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA agent who plans to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who is tracking him. Eastwood's character is the sole remaining active-duty Secret Service agent from the detail that was guarding John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas at the time of his assassination in 1963. The film also stars Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, John Mahoney, and Fred Dalton Thompson.

In the Line of Fire was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, with Columbia handling distribution. The film was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $187 million against a $40 million production budget and earned three nominations at the 66th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ Hughes, p.80
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Galbraith was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ Eller, Claudia (July 13, 1993). "In the Line of Fire: Whose Movie Is It, Anyway?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 27, 2010.