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Hostage (1987)

Hostage (1987)

Action Drama
Release Date: 1987, October 1
Directors: Percival Rubens, Hanro Möhr
Countries: United States of America, South Africa
Production: Blue Flower Productions, Alpine
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Locke, Robert Whitehead, Wings Hauser, Karen Black, Marcel Van Heerden, Clare Marshall, Iain Winter, Billy Second, Ian Steadman, Hyla Marrow

Overview:

The leader of a South African Nation is imprisoned. His followers, led by Zabo, hijack a plane with the intent to use the passengers as hostages to trade for his release. They select a plane carrying a religious leader to use as their main hostage. They soon learn that they have an added bonus of the daughter and grandson of Colonel Shaw, a bigwig in the country. The grandson all the while has to cope with the dual problems of being hijacked and held hostage while needing a kidney transplant. The hijackers have everything in their favor, except that the colonel's daughter is the sweetheart of Major Sam Striker. Striker puts together a band of mercenaries and sets about freeing the hostages.

Keywords:

murder terrorism hostage hijacking