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Man on Fire (1987)

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For an ex-CIA agent, the job of bodyguard for a 12-year old girl should have been a breeze…

Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swanky villa on the shores of Lake Como.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Élie Chouraqui
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    Creasy Scott Glenn
  • Profile picture of Jade Malle
    Samantha Jade Malle
  • Profile picture of Brooke Adams
    Jane Brooke Adams
  • Profile picture of Jonathan Pryce
    Michael Jonathan Pryce
  • Profile picture of Danny Aiello
    Conti Danny Aiello
  • Profile picture of Joe Pesci
    David Joe Pesci
  • Profile picture of Paul Shenar
    Ettore Paul Shenar
  • Profile picture of Laura Morante
    Julia Laura Morante

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  • based on novel or book
  • bodyguard
  • organized crime
  • child kidnapping
  • ex-cia agent
  • adult child friendship
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  • traumatized man