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Summary
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Cast
15 of 15
William ShatnerJerry O'Connor
Hal HolbrookPresident Adam Scott
Van JohnsonVice President Ethan Richards
Ava GardnerBeth Richards
Maury ChaykinHarvey Cannon
Elizabeth ShepherdJoan Scott
Miguel FernandesRoberto Assanti
Cindy GirlingLinda Steiner
Michael J. ReynoldsMacKenzie
Gary ReinekeDeitrich
Murray WestgateArchie Standler
Sully BoyarFBI Chief
Jackie BurroughsWoman Agent
Fred FranklynHerbert Thurston
Chapelle JaffeValerie Martinelli
Crew
- Directed by
- George Mendeluk
- Written by
- Richard Murphy
- Produced by
- John Ryan, George Mendeluk
- Music by
- Paul Zaza, Nash the Slash
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Facts
August 15, 1980 · 1 h 54 min · R
- Released
- August 15, 1980
- Runtime
- 1 h 54 min
- Age rating
- R
- Content
- Violence, Strong Language
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States, Canada
- Available in
- 131 countries