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
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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