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Fires Within

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Fires Within
Film poster
Directed byGillian Armstrong
Written byCynthia Cidre
StarringJimmy Smits
Greta Scacchi
Vincent D'Onofrio
CinematographyDavid Gribble
Edited byLou Lombardo
John Scott
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
company
Distributed byMGM-Pathé Communications
Release date
  • June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9.6 million[1]

Fires Within is a 1991 film directed by Gillian Armstrong. It stars Jimmy Smits, Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio.[2]

Plot

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Set in the Cuban community in Miami, the story revolves around the relationship between Nestor (Smits), a recently released political prisoner, his wife Isabel (Scacchi), who had fled Cuba after Nestor was imprisoned, and Sam (D'Onofrio), the fisherman who had rescued Isabel from almost certain death at sea.

Cast

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Production

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Because she'd never had them done previously, Greta Scacchi had to have her ears pierced especially for her role as Isabel, so that she would be able to wear the large gold hoop earrings favoured by many Cuban women.

References

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  1. ^ "MGM/UA/Pathe at a glance". Variety. May 23, 1990. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Fires within (1991) - Gillian Armstrong | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
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