---
title: 'Man on Fire (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Élie Chouraqui'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-on-fire-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093489/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Man on Fire (1987)

1987 · 89 min · Crime, Thriller · France, Italy


## Synopsis

Man on Fire is a 1987 action thriller film directed and co-written by Élie Chouraqui, produced by Arnon Milchan, based on the 1980 novel by A. J. Quinnell. It stars Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams, Danny Aiello, Paul Shenar, and Jonathan Pryce. Glenn plays Christian Creasy, an ex-CIA agent hired as a bodyguard to the daughter of a wealthy Italian family, who is targeted for kidnapping.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Élie Chouraqui](https://cinepixo.com/people/elie-chouraqui)
- **Screenplay:** [Sergio Donati](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-donati), [Élie Chouraqui](https://cinepixo.com/people/elie-chouraqui)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-scott)
- **Producer:** [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerry Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-fisher)
- **Editor:** [Noëlle Boisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/noelle-boisson)

## Cast

- [Franco Trevisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-trevisi)
- [Lorenzo Piani](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenzo-piani)
- [Piero Vida](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-vida)
- [Lou Castel](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-castel)
- [Joe Pesci](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pesci)
- [Danny Aiello](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-aiello)
- [Paul Shenar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-shenar)
- [Alessandro Haber](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-haber)
- [Brooke Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooke-adams)
- [Giuseppe Cederna](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-cederna)
- [Scott Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-glenn)
- [Anita Zagaria](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-zagaria)
- [Angela Finocchiaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-finocchiaro)
- [Laura Morante](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-morante)
- [Jonathan Pryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-pryce)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-on-fire-1987
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