Duration
60 minutes
Quick Summary
Thriller, starring Clint Eastwood
About This Program
An ageing secret service agent, tormented by his failure to save the life of John F Kennedy in 1963, is drawn into a battle of wits with a sinister CIA-trained assassin out to kill the current president. As the day of reckoning draws closer, the agent's nerves are tested to the limit - and nothing seems to be going his way. Wolfgang Petersen's thriller, starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo and Dylan McDermott
In the Line of Fire broadcasts on 5Action at 10:50pm, Thursday, 25 December 2025. (Subtitles)
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Production Details
Year1993
Runtime123 mins
DirectorWolfgang Petersen
Cast & Crew
WP
Wolfgang PetersenDirector
JM
John Malkovichas Mitch Leary
CE
Clint Eastwoodas Frank Horrigan
FD
Fred Dalton Thompsonas Harry Sargent
GA
Gregory Alan Williamsas Matt Wilder
JC
Jim Curleyas The President
RR
Rene Russoas Lilly Raines
JM
John Mahoneyas Sam Campagna
GC
Gary Coleas Bill Watts
DM
Dylan McDermottas Al D'Andrea
