Walker
A hallucinatory biopic that breaks all cinematic conventions, Walker, from British director Alex Cox, tells the story of nineteenth-century American adventurer William Walker (Ed Harris), who abandoned a series of careers in law, politics, journalism, and medicine to become a soldier of fortune and, for many months, the dictator of Nicaragua. Made with mad abandon and political acuity—and the support of the Sandinista army and government during the contra war—the film uses this true tale as a satirical attack on American ultrapatriotism and a freewheeling condemnation of “manifest destiny.” Featuring a powerful score by Joe Strummer and a performance of intense, repressed rage by Harris, Walker remains one of Cox’s most daring works.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- Restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Alex Cox, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary by Cox and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer
- Dispatches from Nicaragua, a documentary about the filming of Walker
- On Moviemaking and the Revolution, reminiscences from an extra on the film
- Walker 2008 and On the Origins of “Walker” (2016), two short films by Cox (Blu-ray only)
- Behind-the-scenes photos
- Trailer (Blu-ray only)
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: Essays by film critic Graham Fuller, actor and author Linda Sandoval, and Wurlitzer
Blu-ray cover by Paul Mavrides (pictured); DVD cover by Marc English
Special Features
- Restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Alex Cox, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary by Cox and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer
- Dispatches from Nicaragua, a documentary about the filming of Walker
- On Moviemaking and the Revolution, reminiscences from an extra on the film
- Walker 2008 and On the Origins of “Walker” (2016), two short films by Cox (Blu-ray only)
- Behind-the-scenes photos
- Trailer (Blu-ray only)
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: Essays by film critic Graham Fuller, actor and author Linda Sandoval, and Wurlitzer
Blu-ray cover by Paul Mavrides (pictured); DVD cover by Marc English
Cast
- Ed Harris
- William Walker
- Peter Boyle
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Marlee Matlin
- Ellen Martin
- Sy Richardson
- Captain Hornsby
- Blanca Guerra
- Doña Yrena
- Richard Masur
- Ephraim Squier
- René Auberjonois
- Major Siegfried Henningson
- Xander Berkeley
- Byron Cole
- John Diehl
- Stebbins
- Pedro Armendariz
- Muñoz
- Alfonso Arau
- Raousset
- Roberto López Espinoza
- Mayorga
- Gerrit Graham
- Norvell Walker
- William O’Leary
- James Walker
- Alan Bolt
- Don Domingo
- Miguel Sandoval
- Parker French
- René Assa
- Doctor Jones
- Bennet Guillory
- Achilles Kewen
- Norbert Weisser
- Prange
Credits
- Director
- Alex Cox
- Written by
- Rudy Wurlitzer
- Produced by
- Lorenzo O'Brien
- Executive producer
- Edward R. Pressman
- Associate producer
- Debbie Diaz
- Music composed by
- Joe Strummer
- Sound designer
- Richard Beggs
- Second unit director
- Miguel Sandoval
- Director of photography
- David Bridges
- Production designer
- Bruno Rubeo
- Art directors
- Cecilia Montiel
- Jorge Sainz
- Set decorator
- Bryce Perrin
- Film editors
- Carlos Puente
- Alex Cox
- Additional cinematography
- Denis Crossan
- Frank Pineda
- Steven Fierberg
- Tom Richmond
- Rafael Ruiz
- Wardrobe designer
- Pam Tait
- Casting
- Victoria Thomas
- Miguel Sandoval
A scene from Walker
