Walker

Year: 1987

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Alex Cox

DramaHistoryWesternPolitics and human rightsPolitics propaganda and political documentaries

Set before the era of Rambo or Oliver North, the story follows 19th‑century adventurer William Walker and his mercenary corps as they cross into Nicaragua, intent on staging a coup d’état to install a new government amid the turbulent politics of mid‑19th‑century Central America.

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