-
William Walker (Ed Harris) and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d’etat. All is being financed by American multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle), who has his own interest in this country.
-
Director: Rudy Wurlitzer
Screenplay: Rudy Wurlitzer
Cast: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Marlee Matlin, Rene Auberjonois, Marshall Bell, Peter Boyle
Executive Producer: Edward R. Pressman
Associate Producers: Debbie Diaz, Michael Flynn
Distributor: Universal Pictures
-
PRESS
"At the Movies: The Origins of ‘Walker’” by Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times, December 4, 1987
Review by Roger Ebert, December 4, 1987
AWARDS
Nominated:
Golden Bear (Alex Cox)/Berlin International Film Festival, 1988
TRIVIA
On the commentary of the Criterion Collection DVD, Alex Cox says that he believes that Walker is his best work.
-