Clear and Present Danger (1994)
“Truth needs a soldier.”
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Phillip Noyce, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Joaquim de Almeida, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Harrison Ford
as Jack Ryan
Willem Dafoe
as John Clark
Joaquim de Almeida
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
Henry Czerny
as CIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter
Harris Yulin
as National Security Advisor James Cutter
Donald Moffat
as President Bennett
Miguel Sandoval
as Ernesto Escobedo
Raymond Cruz
as Domingo Chavez
Anne Archer
as Dr. Cathy Ryan
Thora Birch
as Sally Ryan
Benjamin Bratt
as Captain Ramirez
Dean Jones
as Judge MooreCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 141 min |
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