Patriot Games (1992)
“Not for honor. Not for country. For his wife and child.”
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
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, Anne Archer, Thora Birch, 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
Anne Archer
as Dr. Caroline "Cathy" Ryan
Thora Birch
as Sally Ryan
Sean Bean
as Sean Miller
Patrick Bergin
as Kevin O'Donnell
Polly Walker
as Annette
James Fox
as Lord William Holmes
Samuel L. Jackson
as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
James Earl Jones
as Adm. James Greer
Richard Harris
as Paddy O'Neil
J.E. Freeman
as Marty Cantor
Alex Norton
as Dennis CooleyCinematographic 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 | 117 min |
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