The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
- Directed by
- George Mendeluk
- Genre
- drama film, political thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 4.6 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The president of the United States is kidnapped by a terrorist group. A secret service agent and a former CIA operative try to rescue him.
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What happens
The Kidnapping of the President is a 1980 Canadian-American political thriller film starring William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson and Ava Gardner. It was produced and directed by George Mendeluk and co-produced by John Ryan from a screenplay by Richard Murphy, based on Charles Templeton's 1974 novel of the same name. The original music is by Nash the Slash and Paul Zaza and the cinematography by Mike Molloy. The film was made by Presidential Films and Sefel Films and distributed by Crown International Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Prime Risk (1985)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.