Movie: Hovering Over the Water

Top 10 Billed Cast

Laura Morante
Laura Morante

Laura Rossellini

Philip J. Spinelli
Philip J. Spinelli

Robert Jordan

Manuela de Freitas
Manuela de Freitas

Sara

Georges Claisse
Georges Claisse

Antoine

Teresa Villaverde
Teresa Villaverde

Rosa

Sérgio Antunes
Sérgio Antunes

Roberto

Rita Figueiredo
Rita Figueiredo

Maria

Frederick Ooms
Frederick Ooms

2nd Terrorist

Haddy Moss
Haddy Moss

Head Terrorist

Gerd Volkmar
Gerd Volkmar

1st Terrorist

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    Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.

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    1993-02-24

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    7.4

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