Not to be confused with Men with Guns (1997 Canadian film).
1997 American film
Men with Guns
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Sayles
Written by
John Sayles
Based on
A character from The Long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman
Produced by
R. Paul Miller
Maggie Renzi
Starring
Federico Luppi
Damián Delgado
Damián Alcázar
Mandy Patinkin
Cinematography
Slawomir Idziak
Edited by
John Sayles
Music by
Mason Daring
Production companies
Independent Film Channel
Clear Blue Sky
Anarchist's Convention Films
Lexington Road Productions
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates
August 30, 1997 (1997-08-30) (Telluride)
March 27, 1998 (1998-03-27) (United States)
Running time
127 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
Spanish
Mayan
Kuna
Nahuatl
Tzotzil
English
Budget
$2.3 million[1]
Box office
$910,773[2]
Men with Guns (Spanish: Hombres armados) is a 1997 American political drama film edited, written and directed by John Sayles, inspired by the 1992 novel The Long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman. It stars Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado, Damián Alcázar and Mandy Patinkin. The executive producers were Lou Gonda and Jody Patton.[3]
Set in an unnamed Latin American country, it is the story of one man's discovery of what actually happened in the political history of his nation as well as his students. It was filmed in Mexico and most of the crew were Mexican.
^Gerry Molyneaux, John Sayles, Renaissance Books, 2000 p 240.
^Box Office Mojo web site.
^Men With Guns at the American Film Institute Catalog.
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