Born American
Freedom is just a word… until you lose it.
1986
Rated
R
97
minutes
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed By:
Renny Harlin
A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
Language
English
Release Date
January 14, 1986
Cast
Mike Norris
Savoy
Steve Durham
Mitch
David Coburn
K.C.
Thalmus Rasulala
The Admiral
Albert Salmi
United States emissary
Piita Vuosalmi
Nadja
Vesa Vierikko
Kapsky
Ismo Kallio
Zarkov
Laura Munsterhjelm
Irina
Antti Horko
Cossack
Pauli Virtanen
Sergei
Jone Takamäki
Interrogator
Inkeri Luoma-aho
Female Guard
Markku Blomqvist
Irina's Father
Sari Havas
Girl at Party
Marjo Vuollo
Tamara
Juhani Tuominen
Car Salesman
Mats Helge Olsson
Priest (uncredited)
Stack Pierce
The Admiral (uncredited) (voice)
Jorma Vaittinen
Prisoner (uncredited)
Eero Henttonen
Prisoner (uncredited)
Rapa Ripa
KGB Man (uncredited)
Renny Harlin
Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Renny Harlin
Director
Harry Päiväläinen
Second Assistant Director
Paul Martin Hardesty
First Assistant Director
Writing
Camera
Art
Sound
Peter Lennard
Sound Effects
Richard G. Mitchell
Original Music Composer
Brigitte Arnold
Assistant Sound Editor
Alex Mackie
Assistant Sound Editor
Ian Voigt
Sound Mixer
Lionel Strutt
ADR Recordist
Shirley Shaw
Sound Editor
Production
Crew
Víctor Quintero
Stunts
Osmo Savolainen
Special Effects
Rapa Ripa
Stunts
Renny Harlin
Stunt Double
Gary Baxley
Stunts
Eddie Braun
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Pike
Stunts
Mats Helge Olsson
Special Effects
Karl von Kügelgen
Special Effects
Editing
Costume & Make-Up