Kings and Desperate Men (1984)
- Directed by
- Alexis Kanner
- Genre
- drama film, heist film, Christmas film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A radio presenter and his family are taken hostage by a terrorist group. The story unfolds over the course of a single day.
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What happens
Kings and Desperate Men (also known as Kings and Desperate Men: A Hostage Incident) is a 1981 Canadian drama film directed and produced by Alexis Kanner and starring Patrick McGoohan, Margaret Trudeau, Kanner and Andrea Marcovicci. It was written by Edmund Ward and Kanner. The story is set within one day and concerns a terrorist group who kidnap a radio presenter and his family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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