An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua.An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua.An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua.
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- Munoz
- (as Pedro Armendariz)
- Mayorga
- (as Roberto Lopez Espinoza)
- Doctor Jones
- (as Rene Assa)
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- TriviaAlex Cox says on the commentary of the Criterion Collection DVD, that out of all the movies he's done, and despite the fact that this film had hurt his career as a Hollywood director, he believes that Walker (1987) is his best work.
- GoofsThis film is littered with anachronisms (for example: modern cars, color printed magazines and coca cola bottles). However, these are clearly an artistic choice by the film-maker and cannot be considered true 'goofs'.
- Quotes
Doubleday: I cannot help noticing Sir, during the time I've spent with you, that you've betrayed every principle you've had, and all the men who supported you. May I ask why?
William Walker: No you may not.
Doubleday: What exactly are your aims?
William Walker: The ends justify the means.
Doubleday: What are the ends?
William Walker: I can't remember.
- Alternate versionsAll horsefalls using tripwires were cut from the UK release, but the complete version has been shown twice on network TV (BBC2).
- ConnectionsEdited into Dispatches from Nicaragua (2008)
- SoundtracksSilver Threads Among the Gold
(uncredited)
Music by H.P. Danks
Lyrics by Eben E. Rexford
Arranged by Joe Strummer
William Walker was a real person and his "liberation" of Nicaragua did take place, roughly as shown in this movie. Cox and Wurlitzer took some major liberties with historic details- perhaps for narrative pace, budget reasons, or whatever. I read quite a lot about Walker and Nicaragua after seeing this movie and there's no distortion for ideological reasons.
If you value originality, subtlety, honesty and an occasional slap in the face, see this movie. I envy first-time viewers.
- Andy44
- Jul 19, 2006
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- Paranın Esiri
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- $5,800,000 (estimated)