---
title: 'In the Line of Fire (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wolfgang Petersen'
released: '1993-07-09'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-line-of-fire-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107206/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# In the Line of Fire (1993)

1993 · R · 123 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American political action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo. Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA operative who plans to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who is tracking him. Eastwood's character is the sole remaining active-duty Secret Service agent from the detail that was guarding John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, at the time of his assassination in 1963. The film also stars Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, John Mahoney, and Fred Dalton Thompson.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wolfgang Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-petersen)
- **Screenplay:** [Jeff Maguire](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-maguire)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Gail Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-katz)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bailey)
- **Editor:** [Anne V. Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-v-coates)

## Cast

- [Dylan McDermott](https://cinepixo.com/people/dylan-mcdermott)
- [Clint Eastwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/clint-eastwood)
- [Rene Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-russo)
- [Clyde Kusatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/clyde-kusatsu)
- [Gregory Alan Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-alan-williams)
- [Tobin Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobin-bell)
- [Steve Railsback](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-railsback)
- [Fred Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-thompson)
- [John Mahoney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mahoney)
- [Patrika Darbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrika-darbo)
- [Gary Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cole)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [John Heard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-heard)
- [Joshua Malina](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-malina)

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