Action ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1994 · 2h 21m

Clear and Present Danger

Director

Cast

Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan Willem Dafoe as John Clark Joaquim de Almeida as Col. Felix V. Cortez Henry Czerny as CIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter Harris Yulin as National Security Advisor James Cutter Donald Moffat as President Bennett

Crew

Donald McAlpine — Director of Photography Neil Travis — Editor James Horner — Original Music Composer Steven Zaillian — Screenplay John Milius — Screenplay Donald E. Stewart — Screenplay

Tagline

Truth needs a soldier.

Synopsis

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

sniper central intelligence agency (cia)helicopter assassination usa president based on novel or book ambush espionage politics drug trafficking mercenary coast guard

Key Collaborators

Phillip Noyce Director Donald McAlpine Director of Photography Neil Travis Editor James Horner Original Music Composer Steven Zaillian Screenplay John Milius Screenplay Donald E. Stewart Screenplay Tom Clancy Novel Robert Rehme Producer Mace Neufeld Producer Terence Marsh Production Design

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