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Born American

Born American

1986·Movie·1h 37m

Drama, Action, Thriller

3.9 / 10 (35 votes)

Freedom is just a word… until you lose it.

A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.

Directed by
Renny Harlin
Original language
English
Released
14 January 1986

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Prime Video
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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Mike Norris

    Mike Norris

    Savoy

  • SD

    Steve Durham

    Mitch

  • David Coburn

    David Coburn

    K.C.

  • Thalmus Rasulala

    Thalmus Rasulala

    The Admiral

  • Albert Salmi

    Albert Salmi

    United States emissary

  • PV

    Piita Vuosalmi

    Nadja

  • Vesa Vierikko

    Vesa Vierikko

    Kapsky

  • IK

    Ismo Kallio

    Zarkov

  • LM

    Laura Munsterhjelm

    Irina

  • AH

    Antti Horko

    Cossack

  • PV

    Pauli Virtanen

    Sergei

  • JT

    Jone Takamäki

    Interrogator