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Added on: 1/11/2000 23:54
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Patriot Games (UK)

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Not for honour. Not for country. For his wife and child.
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 112 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
Harrison Ford stars as Jack Ryan in this explosive thriller based on Tom Clancy`s international best-seller. His days as an intelligence agent behind him, former CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Ford) has travelled to London on vacation with his wife (Anne Archer, Fatal Attraction) and child (Thora Birch, All I Want For Christmas).

Meeting his family outside Buckingham Palace, Ryan is caught in the middle of a terrorist attack on Lord Holmes (James Fox, The Russia House), a member of th Royal Family. Ryan helps to thwart Holmes` assailants and becomes a local hero. But Ryan`s courageous act marks him as a target in the sights of the terrorist (Sean Bean, Stormy Monday) whose brother he killed. Now Ryan must return to action for the most vital assignment of his life: to save his family.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 German
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 Czech
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 Hungarian

Subtitle Tracks:
Icelandic
Swedish
Finnish
Turkish
English
German
CC: English
Dutch
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Phillip Noyce

Written By:



Starring:
James Fox
Thora Birch
Sean Bean
Patrick Bergin
Anne Archer
Harrison Ford

Casting By:
Cathy Sandrich
Amanda Mackey Johnson

Soundtrack By:
James Horner
Clannad

Music From:
Aram Khachaturyan

Director of Photography:
Donald McAlpine

Editor:
Neil Travis
William Hoy

Costume Designer:
Norma Moriceau

Production Designer:
Joseph C. Nemec III

Producer:
Robert Rehme
Mace Neufeld

Executive Producer:
Charles H. Maguire

Distributor:
Paramount Pictures

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8 / 10
certainly more exciting than red october.this thriller has more action and a excellent cast.though a more violent story the sheer pace of it all makes you forget the unlikely finale a american adult bond movie
posted by flair on 15/11/2000 19:34