The Package

"ENERGETIC ACTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH." - Hollywood Reporter "GOOD....ALL GUNS BLAZING STUFF." - Today "GENE HACKMAN IS QUITE SIMPLY THE FINEST ACTOR IN CINEMA TODAY." - Variety Tough Army Sergeant John Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is assigned to escort dangerous court-martialled prisoner Walter Henke (Tommy Lee Jones) from Berlin back to the USA. Little does he know that what should be a routine assignment is aout to involve him in one of the biggest international conspiraces in history. But when the "Package" escapes after a violent struggle, Gallagher discovers that his prisoner wasn't Henke, but an imposter who is an known assassin. Drawn to investigate, Gallagher discovers that the phoney Henke is the key man in a terrifiying plot which could destroy world peace forever. This action-packed thriller stars Oscar winner Gene Hackman in his most gripping role since The French Connection. Also starring Tommy Lee Jones (Wings of the Apache), Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner) and John Heard (Big). ©1989 Orion Pictures Corp