Proof of Life
“For her, it's personal. For him, it's a contract.”
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
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Cast
47 people
Meg Ryan
Alice Bowman
Known for
Anastasia
You've Got Mail
Russell Crowe
Terry Thorne
Known for
Gladiator
A Beautiful Mind
David Morse
Peter Bowman
Known for
The Green Mile
Twelve Monkeys
Pamela Reed
Janis Goodman
Known for
Jericho
Kindergarten Cop
David Caruso
Dino
Known for
CSI: Miami
Session 9
Anthony Heald
Ted Fellner
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
8MM
Stanley Anderson
Jerry
Known for
Spider-Man
The Shining
Gottfried John
Eric Kessler
Known for
GoldenEye
World on a Wire
Alun Armstrong
Wyatt
Known for
Frontier
The Mummy Returns
Michael Kitchen
Ian Havery
Known for
Out of Africa
Foyle's War
Margo Martindale
Ivy
Known for
Your Honor
The Americans
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Arturo Fernandez
Known for
The Specialist
Step Up Revolution
Taylor Hackford Director · Tony Gilroy Writer Danny Elfman Composer
Worldwide gross $63M · Budget $65M · United States release December 8, 2000
Box office
Budget
$65,000,000
Worldwide gross
$62,761,005
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Production
Bel Air Entertainment
Production
Anvil Films
Production
Grupo Cine
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · Ecuador · United Kingdom · Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · December 4, 2000
Premiere
United States · December 8, 2000
Theatrical
Australia
March 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Finland
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
France
April 4, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 2, 2001 · Digital
Japan
March 17, 2001 · Digital
Poland
March 2, 2001 · Digital
South Korea
January 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 5, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
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