# Hotel Colonial

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Hotel Colonial
| image          = Hotel Colonial poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Cinzia Th. Torrini 
| producer       = Ira Barmak 
| screenplay     = [Enzo Monteleone](/source/Enzo_Monteleone)<br>Cinzia Th. Torrini<br>[Robert Katz](/source/Robert_Katz)<br>Ira Barmak 
| story          = Enzo Monteleone
| starring       = [John Savage](/source/John_Savage_(actor))<br>[Rachel Ward](/source/Rachel_Ward)<br>[Massimo Troisi](/source/Massimo_Troisi)<br>[Robert Duvall](/source/Robert_Duvall)<br>[Anna Galiena](/source/Anna_Galiena)
| music          = [Pino Donaggio](/source/Pino_Donaggio)
| cinematography = [Giuseppe Rotunno](/source/Giuseppe_Rotunno)
| editing        = [Nino Baragli](/source/Nino_Baragli)
| studio         = [Hemdale Film Corporation](/source/Hemdale_Film_Corporation)<br>Legeis Theatrical
| distributor    = [Orion Pictures](/source/Orion_Pictures) (United States)<br>[Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures) (Italy)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hotel Colonial (1987)|website=Archivio del Cinema Italiano|access-date=21 October 2021|url=http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=SW8549}}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|1987|9|18}}
| runtime        = 104 minutes
| country        = United States<br>Italy
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Hotel Colonial''''' is a 1987 [adventure film](/source/adventure_film) directed by Cinzia Th. Torrini, and written by [Enzo Monteleone](/source/Enzo_Monteleone), Cinzia Th. Torrini, [Robert Katz](/source/Robert_Katz) and Ira Barmak. The film stars [John Savage](/source/John_Savage_(actor)), [Rachel Ward](/source/Rachel_Ward), [Massimo Troisi](/source/Massimo_Troisi), [Robert Duvall](/source/Robert_Duvall) and [Anna Galiena](/source/Anna_Galiena). The film was released on September 18, 1987, by [Orion Pictures](/source/Orion_Pictures).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78473/hotel-colonial|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030122518/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78473/Hotel-Colonial/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2014|title=Hotel Colonial (1987) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE1DA1E31F93AA2575AC0A961948260|title=Movie Review - Hotel Colonial (1987) Film: Robert Duvall in 'Hotel Colonial'|work=The New York Times|accessdate=10 October 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
Marco Venieri receives word that his brother Luca, an ex-terrorist turned state's evidence, has killed himself in Colombia. Marco takes the journey to Colombia only to find a country permeated with poverty, corruption, racism and crime.<ref>{{Citation |last=Torrini |first=Cinzia TH |title=Hotel Colonial |date=1987-01-03 |type=Adventure, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093217/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |others=John Savage, Rachel Ward, Massimo Troisi |publisher=Hemdale, Legeis Theatrical, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[John Savage](/source/John_Savage_(actor)) as Marco Venieri
*[Rachel Ward](/source/Rachel_Ward) as Irene Costa
*[Massimo Troisi](/source/Massimo_Troisi) as Werner
*[Robert Duvall](/source/Robert_Duvall) as Roberto Carrasco 
*[Anna Galiena](/source/Anna_Galiena) as Francesca Venieri
*Claudio Báez as Anderson
*[Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez](/source/Zaide_Silvia_Guti%C3%A9rrez) as Linda
*Tariq Hager as Luca at 17
*Daniel Sommer as Marco at 13
*Isela Díaz as Indian Child
*[Demián Bichir](/source/Demi%C3%A1n_Bichir) as Young Hotel Clerk
*Jorge Abraham as Man in Jail 1
*René Pereyra as Man in Jail 2
*Carlos De Leon as Old Man in Jail
*René Barrera as Bookmaker at Cock Fight
*Carlos Romano as Bartender in Nuevo Venicio
*Roberto Sosa as Street Kid
*Honorato Magaloni as Bookmaker with Soccer Team
*Roger Bronte as Television Newscaster
*Federico Gonzáles as Captain Santillana
*Loló Navarro as Woman on Bus
*Cesar Sanvicente as Taxi Driver
*Edmundo Barahona as Embassy Receptionist
*Milbugo Trevino as Clerk at Hotel Estacion
*Manuel Fierro as Man at Pier
*Teresa Mendoza as Prostitute
*Araceli Jurado as Girl at Bed
*Juan Hernández as Clerk at Hotel Pacifico
*Pedro Pucheta as Bus Driver
*Daniel Santa Lucía as Mendoza
*Josh Lukins as Film Narrator

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0093217|Hotel Colonial}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|hotel_colonial}}
*{{AFI film|id=57651|title=Hotel Colonial}}

Category:1987 films
Category:1987 adventure films
Category:Orion Pictures films
Category:Films scored by Pino Donaggio
Category:American adventure films
Category:1987 English-language films
Category:1987 American films
Category:English-language adventure films
Category:Colombian conflict films

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