‘Under Fire’: Journalists Must Tell the Truth, Not Twist It

The conflict in Nicaragua ponders the challenges and choices of reporters covering it.

(L–R) Alex Grazier (Gene Hackman), Claire Stryder (Joanna Cassidy), and Russell Price (Nick Nolte), in “Under Fire.” Orion Pictures

R | 2 h 8 min | Drama | 1983

Nicaraguans have long been at the mercy of deadly regimes, whether dictators or Cuban and Russian-inspired communists. But the world would’ve been blind to both horrors were it not for the courage and integrity of international journalists. ABC-TV’s Bill Stewart was one such.