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No Way Out
No Way Out is a 1987 American thriller film, directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Robert Garland based on the 1946 Kenneth Fearing novel The Big Clock. It stars Kevin Costner as a naval officer who enters a romantic relationship with the mistress (Sean Young) of the Secretary of Defense (Gene Hackman). Will Patton, Howard Duff, George Dzundza, Jason Bernard, Fred Thompson, and Iman appear in supporting roles. No Way Out is the third film to be based on Fearing's novel, after The Big Clock (1948) and Police Python 357 (1976).
Plot
In a house near the Pentagon, Lieutenant Commander Tom Farrell of the Office of Naval Intelligence is under interrogation, asked how he came to meet Secretary of Defense David Brice.
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| author | Robert Garland |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Washington, D.C. |
| director | Roger Donaldson |
| editor | Neil Travis |
| genre | action crime drama political thriller |
| keywords | army cid ceiling central intelligence agency cia climb gift inaugural ball kgb kill mole naval intelligence office of naval intelligence pentagon plot to kill romantic weekend secretary of defense sleeper agent soviet union state department u.s. department of state united states army criminal investigation command united states secretary of defense wash |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| producer | Laura Ziskin Robert Garland |
| publisher | Orion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Baltimore |
| theme | action drama independent neo-noir political thriller psychological thriller spy |