Man on Fire (1987 film)

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. 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.

Man on Fire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byÉlie Chouraqui
Screenplay byElie Chouraqui
Sergio Donati
Fabrice Ziolkowski
Based onMan on Fire
by A. J. Quinnell
Produced byArnon Milchan
Starring
Narrated byScott Glenn
CinematographyGerry Fisher
Edited byNoëlle Boisson
Music byJohn Scott
Production
companies
7 Films Cinéma
Cima Produzioni
France 3 Cinéma
Sep Films
Distributed byActeurs Auteurs Associés (France)
Tri-Star Pictures (United States)
Release dates
  • 4 September 1987 (1987-09-04) (France)
  • 9 October 1987 (1987-10-09) (US)
  • 24 May 1988 (1988-05-24) (Italy)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
United States
LanguagesEnglish
French
Italian
Box office$519,596 (USA)

Another film based on the same novel, also called Man on Fire, was released in 2004, directed by Tony Scott.

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