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Man on Fire is a 2004 American action thriller film directed and produced by Tony Scott, with a screenplay by Brian Helgeland and co-produced by Arnon Milchan. [4] It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell .
Jan 23, 2023 · Based on the 1980 novel written by A. J. Quinnell, the action extravaganza is directed by Tony Scott from a script written by Brian Helgeland and features him alongside the then-up-and-coming...
Man on Fire: Directed by Tony Scott. With Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken. In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
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- Tony Scott
- 2004-04-23
Was set to direct Man on Fire (1987), based on a A.J. Quinnell's novel, but he was rejected by the producers because they believed he was not accomplished enough to pull off the project. 17 years later, Scott directed Man on Fire (2004), a new version of the same novel.
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Man on Fire is a drama thriller directed by Tony Scott, featuring Denzel Washington as John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative turned bodyguard. He is hired to protect a young girl, Pita Ramos, played by Dakota Fanning, in Mexico City.
Apr 23, 2004 · Tony Scott’s “Man on Fire” employs superb craftsmanship and a powerful Denzel Washington performance in an attempt to elevate genre material above its natural level, but it fails. The underlying story isn’t worth the effort.
In a Mexico City wracked by a recent wave of kidnappings, ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Denzel Washington) reluctantly accepts a job as a bodyguard for 9-year-old Lupita (Dakota Fanning), the...
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