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Salvador

Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia...

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In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4.5M
Box office
$1.5M
Language
Spanish
  • guerrilla warfare
  • journalist
  • assassination
  • civil war
  • loss of loved one
  • dictator
  • war correspondent
  • revolution
  • civil rights
  • dictatorship
  • press
  • based on true story

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Oliver Stone

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSanta Barbara Film Festival28 Feb 1986
    • PremiereRNew York City5 Mar 1986
    • TheatricalR23 Apr 1986
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1818 Aug 1986
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+11 Sept 1986
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1612 Jun 1986
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical16Fox Home mj.gov.br30 Dec 2003
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical11 Jul 1986
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical21 May 1986
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1611 Jun 1987
  • GreeceGR

    • PhysicalDVD21 Feb 2006
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical30 Nov 1986
  • HungaryHU

    • TV30 Oct 1998
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1630 Jan 1987

Frequently asked questions

Salvador was released on 23 April 1986.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    9/25/2014

    9/10

    You've become just like them. Based around the real life experiences of journalist Richard Boyle, we are in 1980 and Boyle is not only in crisis torn El Salvador, he's also in it up to his neck. It sometimes gets forgotten just what a great director Oliver Stone can be, strip away his ability to ruffle feathers on a seemingly perennial basis, and you find some pieces of work that are stark and striking for all …

  • G

    GenerationofSwine

    1/14/2023

    10/10

    With almost all things Oliver Stone...it gets political, and because of that you have people reviewing the politics and NOT the movie. Hate it or love it because of the politics... ...and politically I agree with the message in Salvador, but I'm going to try to keep all of that out of this and too the side. However, I do want to mention that the film dramatizes a few stories that should have gotten better coverage…

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