Clear and Present Danger

1994 • 141 min • PG-13

“Truth needs a soldier.”

★ 6.6 / 10 (1,663 votes)

Action Drama Thriller

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

Clear and Present Danger is a 1994 action, drama, thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce. With a runtime of 141 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10 based on 1,663 votes on TMDB. The film stars Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Joaquim de Almeida, Henry Czerny, Harris Yulin among its cast of 87 credited actors.

Cast

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 Moore

Ann Magnuson

as Moira Wolfson

James Earl Jones

as Admiral James Greer

Hope Lange

as Senator Mayo

Tom Tammi

as FBI Director Emile Jacobs

Greg Germann

as Petey

Tim Grimm

as Dan Murray

Belita Moreno

as Jean Fowler

Jorge Luke

as Sipo

Crew