He has directed some of the most respected American actors in cinema, including: William Hurt, John Lithgow, Raul Julia, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Kathy Bates, and others.
A 3-part TV miniseries based on the book were released in 1986, starring Madolyn Smith Osborne, Tom Berenger, David Keith, and Liam Neeson.
It has twice been made into a movie: a 1978 Canadian production starring Tom Berenger as Andras Vayda, and a subsequent 1997 Spanish production featuring Faye Dunaway as Condesa.
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The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jean-Claude Carrière, and stars Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Kathy Bates, John Lithgow and Tom Waits.
In 2002, Curry starred in the American tele-movie, Junction Boys with Tom Berenger.
Ontkean was not the director's first choice for the film: Arthur Hiller had previously approached Tom Berenger, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, William Hurt and Peter Strauss to play the lead, before finally approaching Ontkean.
Rae is also an actor who appears in Running Mates (1992) starring Diane Keaton and Ed Harris, The Family Man (2000) starring Nicolas Cage and Sniper 2 (2002) starring Tom Berenger and Bokeem Woodbine.
Whiskey Bay (also known as Bad Country) is an upcoming film starring Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Amy Smart, and Tom Berenger.