Beyond the Limit Movie

Beyond the Limit
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Run Time: 103 min
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Released: 1983
Directors: John MacKenzie
Genre/Type: Drama
Political Drama
Producers: Irwin Allen
John Heyman
Norma Heyman
Plot Synopsis by Paul Brenner
John Mackenzie directed this schematic adaptation of Graham Greene's best-selling thriller The Honorary Consul. Richard Gere stars as Dr. Eduardo Plarr, a brilliant doctor who has chosen to practice in the provinces rather than the teeming city of Buenos Aires because his father remains a political prisoner in Paraguay. As the story begins, Plarr is awaiting word from his father after years of silence. One day Leon (Joaquim de Almeida), an old childhood friend, contacts him. Leon was a priest who had left the church and is now working for the Paraguayan underground. Leon blackmails Plarr into obtaining information on an upcoming visit to the province by the United States Ambassador. Leon's plan is to kidnap the ambassador and hold him for ransom in order to obtain the release of Paraguayan political prisoners -- including Plarr's father. The source for the information is an alcoholic has-been, Charley Fortnum (Michael Caine), the province's honorary British counsel, whose wife Clara (Elpidia Carrillo) also happens to be Plarr's mistress. When the kidnapping goes wrong, Plarr is forced to re-examine his relationship with Clara and with Charley, whose betrayal by Plarr has put Charley's life in jeopardy.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Michael Caine Charley Fortnum Mar 14, 1933 in Bermondsey, England, UK
Richard Gere Dr. Eduardo Plarr Aug 31, 1949 in Philadelphia, PA
Bob Hoskins Col. Perez Oct 26, 1942 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Elpidia Carrillo Clara
Joaquim de Almeida Leon
A. Martinez Aquino Sep 27, 1949 in Glendale, CA
Geoffrey Palmer Ambassador Belfrage Jun 4, 1927 in London, England
Stephanie Cotsirilos Marta Feb 24, 1947 in Chicago, IL
Domingo Ambriz Diego
Eric Valdez Pablo
Leonard Maguire Dr. Humphries

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