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The Hostage Tower

1980Movie1 h 40 min

49

MediocreGoodWatch score

49

MediocreGoodWatch score

Summary

A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Teens

Skip it if

You want something quiet and calm

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Gets your pulse racing.
Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.
Gives you goosebumps.
Draws you into power games.

Not for warmth, tears or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 50
IMDb5.1
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104100
Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Released
1980
September 19, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrime
Language
English
Original language
Made in
Sweden
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 34
Directing · 4
Claudio Guzmán Director, Production Design
Francis de Gueltzl Second Assistant Director
Catherine Prévert Script Supervisor
Jacques Santi Assistant Director
Writing · 2
Robert Carrington Screenplay, Story
Alistair MacLean Novel, Story
Production · 9
Jerry Leider Executive Producer
Simona Benzakein Executive Producer
Peter Snell Executive Producer
Burt Nodella Producer
Suzanne Wiesenfeld Production Manager
E. Darrell Hallenbeck Production Manager
Camera · 1
Jean Boffety Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Ronald J. Fagan Editor
Marie-Thérèse Boiché Editor
Sound · 5
John Scott Original Music Composer
William L. Stevenson Supervising Sound Editor
Jean-Louis Ducarme Sound Mixer
Joël Riant Boom Operator
Jack Kirschner Sound Editor
Art · 3
Jo Jo Iaconelli Property Master
Gérard Viard Set Decoration
Claude Suné Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Marie-Madeleine Paris Makeup Artist
Renée Guidet Hairstylist
Other crew · 1
Charles-Henri Assola Special Effects

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GoodWatch score 45
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