The Kidnapping of the President
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.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Released
- 1980
- Country
- Canada, United States
Details
Release year: 1980
Storyline
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.
Top credits
William Shatner — Jerry O'Connor
Hal Holbrook — President Adam Scott
Van Johnson — Vice President Ethan Richards
Ava Gardner — Beth Richards
Did you know
• The movie marked the re-teaming of two Golden Age of Hollywood MGM studio alumni stars, Ava Gardner and Van Johnson, who had both previously appeared in both 3 Men in White (1944) and Two Girls and a Sailor (1944).
• This movie was released five years after its source novel was first published. The novel's original title was "The Hostage". The film is the only theatrical feature based on a story by author Charles Templeton.
• The film's opening sequence features black-and-white archive footage of various former American Presidents in public, and in motorcades, including that of President John F. Kennedy.
User reviews
Okay thriller
A reasonably good Canadian political thriller
A ho-hum affair, with Shatner in the leading role.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
