The powerfully explicit account of a savage dictatorship that massacred and tortured hundreds of thousands. He spoke the truth in a country torn apart by social injustice. He stood for human rights during an era of shocking violence and torture. But the brutal dictatorship chose not to listen and he was assassinated for his beliefs. His name was Oscar Romero, Archbishop of El Salvador. And this is his courageous - and true - story.
Directed by
John Duigan
Written by
John Sacret Young
Starring
Raul Julia (Archbishop Oscar Romero); Richard Jordan (Father Rutilio Grande); Ana Alicia (Arista Zelada); Eddie Velez (Lt. Columa); Alejandro Bracho (Father Alfonzo Osuña); Tony Plana (Father Manuel Morantes); Harold Gould (Francisco Galedo); Lucy Reina (Lucia); Al Ruscio (Bishop Estrada); Tony Perez (Father Rafael Villez); Robert Viharo (Col. Ernesto Dorio); Harold Cannon (Gen. Humberto); Claudio Brook (Bishop Flores); Martin LaSalle (Bishop Rivera y Damas); Eduardo López Rojas (Bishop Cordova). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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