The Kidnapping of the President
1980 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 4.8
A Secret Service chief leads a game of cat and mouse with a gang of terrorists holding the U.S. president hostage in a booby-trapped truck.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-08-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 (13 votes)
Themes
- politics
- kidnapping
Cast & crew
William Shatner
as Jerry O'Connor
Hal Holbrook
as President Adam Scott
Van Johnson
as Vice President Ethan Richards
Ava Gardner
as Beth Richards
Maury Chaykin
as Harvey Cannon
Elizabeth Shepherd
as Joan Scott
Miguel Fernandes
as Roberto Assanti
Cindy Girling
as Linda Steiner
Michael J. Reynolds
as MacKenzie
Gary Reineke
as Deitrich
Directed by George Mendeluk