The Shadow's Edge
Action · Crime
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Film / 2000
Proof of Life
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
The story
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
Cast
Meg RyanAlice Bowman
Russell CroweTerry Thorne
David MorsePeter Bowman
Pamela ReedJanis Goodman
David CarusoDino
Anthony HealdTed Fellner
Stanley AndersonJerry
Gottfried JohnEric Kessler
Alun ArmstrongWyatt
Michael KitchenIan Havery
Margo MartindaleIvy
Mario Ernesto SánchezArturo Fernandez
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Pietro SibilleJuaco
Vicky HernándezMaria
Norma MartínezNorma
Diego TrujilloEliodoro
Aristóteles PichoSandro
Sarahi EcheverriaCinta
Carlos BlanchardCarlos
Raúl RodríguezTomas
Mauro CuevaRico
Alejandro CordovaRambo
Sandro BellidoMono
Miguel IzaELT Officer
Roberto FrisoneCalitri
Tony VázquezFred / Marco
Claudia DammertGinger
Rowena KingPamela
Michael ByrneLord Luthan
Jaime ZevallosNino
Gilberto TorresRaymo
Flora MartínezLinda
Laura EscobarCara
Marco BustosAlex
Jorge MedinaBerto
Gerard NaprousPierre Lenoir
Aleksandr BaluevRussian Colonel
Dmitriy ShevchenkoRussian Sergeant
Zbigniew ZamachowskiTerry's Driver
Said K. SaralijenChechen Leader
Óscar CarrilloTrial Honcho
Pedro Martínez LayaTrial Honcho
Wolframio SinuéTrial Honcho
Alonso AlegríaMaster of Ceremonies
Merlin Hanbury-TenisonTerry's Son
Stefan GryffBank Official
Yolanda VazquezNotary
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