Walker
Walker
Walker
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1987
1h 34m
6.4(82 votes)
Drama
History
Western

Overview

William Walker 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.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast & Crew

54 members
Acting

Ed Harris

William Walker

Ed Harris
Acting

Richard Masur

Ephraim Squier

Richard Masur
Acting

René Auberjonois

Maj. Siegfried Hennington

René Auberjonois
Acting

Keith Szarabajka

Timothy Crocker

Keith Szarabajka
Acting

Sy Richardson

Captain Hornsby

Sy Richardson
Acting

Xander Berkeley

Byron Cole

Xander Berkeley
Acting

John Diehl

Stebbins

John Diehl
Acting

Peter Boyle

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Peter Boyle
Acting

Marlee Matlin

Ellen Martin

Marlee Matlin
Acting

Alfonso Arau

Raousset

Alfonso Arau
Acting

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Munoz

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Acting

Gerrit Graham

Norvell Walker

Gerrit Graham
Acting

William O'Leary

James Walker

William O'Leary
Acting

Blanca Guerra

Yrena

Blanca Guerra
Acting

Miguel Sandoval

Parker French

Miguel Sandoval
Acting

René Assa

Doctor

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Dick Rude

Washburn

Dick Rude
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Zander Schloss

Huey

Zander Schloss
Acting

Joe Strummer

Faucet

Joe Strummer
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Michèle Winstanley

Maid

Michèle Winstanley
Acting

Fox Harris

District Attorney

Fox Harris
Acting

Norbert Weisser

Prange

Norbert Weisser
Acting

Bennet Guillory

Achilles Kewen

Bennet Guillory
Acting

Richard Edson

Turley

Richard Edson
Acting

Karl Braun

Bruno Van Namzer

Karl Braun
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Linda Callahan

Mrs. Bingham

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Milton Selzer

Judge

Milton Selzer
Acting

Richard Zobel

Lemuel

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Ren Woods

Alta Kewen

Ren Woods
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Frederick Neumann

Wiley Marshall

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David Hayman

Father Rossiter

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Edward Tudor-Pole

Doubleday

Edward Tudor-Pole
Acting

Sharon Barr

Darlene

Sharon Barr
Acting

Kathy Burke

Annie Mae

Kathy Burke
Acting

Enrique Beraza

Corral

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Luis Contreras

Benito

Luis Contreras
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Ed Pansullo

Major Angus

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Jack Slater

Sanders

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Spider Stacey

Davenport

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Del Zamora

Padre Vigil

Del Zamora
Acting

Biff Yeager

Rudler

Biff Yeager
Acting

William Utay

Fry

William Utay
Acting

George Belanger

Assistant Deputy

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William Rothlein

Dewey

William Rothlein
Acting

David Chung

Lui

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Writing

Rudy Wurlitzer

Morgan

Rudy Wurlitzer
Writing

Bob Tzudiker

Garrison

Bob Tzudiker
Acting

J.D. Silvester

Huston

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Robert Dickman

Company man

Robert Dickman
Camera

Joe Celeste

Jury foreman

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Martin Aylett

1st reporter

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Ramón Álvarez

2nd reporter

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Raymond Kettless

3rd reporter

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Tom Collins

4th reporter

Tom Collins

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