Cochimbo (film) (Napoleon's World)

Cochimbo is a 1989 American film directed by Rick Tisch and starring Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Tom Hanks, Robert Davi, John Leguizamo and Lee Oswald. The film is a dramitisation of the build-up to the spectacular Cochimbo attack in January of 1983 in Northern Brazil during the Brazilian War, detailing the infiltration of the Cochimbo Airfield and nuclear facility by deep-cover Colombian agents in 1982, the planning for the raid by American military brass, and the execution of the raid. Much of the 155 minute film's third act concerns the spectacular escape back to Allied-occupied territory by US Special Forces Squad Echo Seven Seven (E77) whilst being pursued by the Brazilian military in hostile terrain without accruing a single casualty despite numerous live engagements.

The film was critically acclaimed and an enormous commercial success, and was well received amongst members of the military for its relative realism and faithfulness to actual events and patriotic tone. The film was successful on the awards circuit, winning three Oscars (Cinematography, Sound Editing and Score) and being nominated for Best Director (Tisch) and Best Picture.