A Time of Destiny
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| Directed by | Gregory Nava |
| Produced by | Anna Thomas |
| Screenplay by | Gregory Nava Anna Thomas |
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Music score: Ennio Morricone Featured music: Giuseppe Verdi |
| Cinematography | James Glennon |
| Edited by | Betsy Blankett Milicevic |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,500,000 |
| Box office | $1,212,487 |
A Time of Destiny is a 1988 American drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and Anna Thomas. The story is based on the opera La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi. The motion picture was executive produced by Shep Gordon and Carolyn Pfeiffer. It features original music by veteran composer Ennio Morricone.
Set during World War II in Italy and San Diego, the film tells of two friends who become enemies during the war.
Soldiers Martin (William Hurt) and Jack (Timothy Hutton) are very good friends during World War II. While their friendship grows, they do not realize they are brothers-in-law. Martin eventually learns that Jack is married to his sister Josie (Melissa Leo).
When Jack and Josie elope, Jorge (Francisco Rabal), her Basque immigrant father, tracks them down and abducts his daughter in order to dominate her with his "old-world" notions of marriage. However, when Jorge Larraneta drowns in a lake after an auto accident, Martin (the black-sheep of the family) returns home and learns of his father's death. He vows revenge after he learns his buddy Jack has become his sworn enemy. Martin gets himself assigned to Jack's infantry platoon in Italy in order to seek vengeance.
The film was released in a limited basis on April 22, 1988. The box office opening weekend was $509,397 (216 screens).
Box office sales were disappointing. Total sales for the domestic run were $1,212,487 and in its widest release the film was shown in 220 screens. The film closed on June 23, 1988.
Filming locations included: Istria Peninsula, Croatia; País Vasco, Spain; and San Diego, California.
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