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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.
Aug 15, 1980 · Based on a Charles Templeton novel, Secret Service chief Jerry O'Connor leads a game of cat and mouse when a gang of Latin-American terrorists kidnap the current U.S. President Adam Scott while he is on a state trip to Toronto, Canada.
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- Thriller
- George Mendeluk
- 1980-08-15
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The Kidnapping of the President. 1980 · 1 hr 50 min. R. Thriller. 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.
- George Mendeluk
- 109 min
- January 1, 1980
Based on the novel by Charles Templeton, a secret service chief leads a thrilling game of cat and mouse when a gang of third-world terrorists kidnap the President.
A Third World terrorist holds the handcuffed U.S. president (Hal Holbrook) hostage in a booby-trapped armored truck.
- Mystery & Thriller
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During a visit to Toronto, the USA president is abducted by a crazed South American terrorist and held captive in an armored truck wired with explosives. A relentless secret service agent tries to rescue the president before midnight when the truck will detonate.