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The Kidnapping of the President
Year:
Duration:
114 min
Genres:
Thriller | Action | Drama
IMDB rate:
5.5
Director:
George Mendeluk
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: Canada
Release Date: 1980-08-15
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
William Shatner
Jerry O'Connor
Hal Holbrook
President Adam Scott
Van Johnson
Vice President Ethan Richards
Ava Gardner
Beth Richards
Miguel Fernandes
Roberto Assanti
Cindy Girling
Linda Steiner
Elizabeth Shepherd
Joan Scott
Michael J. Reynolds
MacKenzie
Gary Reineke
Deitrich
Maury Chaykin
Harvey Cannon
Murray Westgate
Archie Standler
Ken Anderson
Willis
Sully Boyar
FBI Chief
Patrick Brymer
Jesus Freak
Jackie Burroughs
Woman Agent
David Cadiente
Mendoza
Bob Collins
Police Officer Jack
Michael Fairman
Harrison
Buddy Perkins
Garage Attendenant
Fred Franklyn
Herbert Thurston (as Frederick Franklyn)
Chapelle Jaffe
Valerie Martinelli
Michael Kane
Herb Morris
Michael Kirby
Calvin
William Marquez
Kinsap
Lynda Mason Green
Erica Steiner
William McDonald
Charles Garwin
Mina E. Mina
Jungle Terrorist (as Mina Mina)
Aubert Pallascio
Prime Minister
Steve Pernie
Salino
Virginia Podesser
Prime Minister's Wife
John Romaine
TV Commemorator
Richard Sargent
Deitrich's Aide
John Stocker
Herman
Angus White
OPP Officer #1
Wally Bondarenko
OPP Officer #2
Richard Fitzpatrick
Sniper
Paul Hubbard
Sniper
Irving Link
Ganes
Dini Petty
Helicopter Pilot
Elias Zarou
Man in Crowd
Joseph Ragno
Saul Malone
Gershon Resnik
Sandra Seacat
Henrietta Crown
Jim Chad
Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Mack Dolgy
FBI agent (uncredited)
Larry Duran
FBI agent (uncredited)
Michael Ferguson
Arab protester at City Hall (uncredited)
George Hollo
First photographer (uncredited)
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Trivia
Principal photography on the picture began in Autumn 1979 with filming being conducted during October, November and December 1979.
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The amount of the ransom money was $1 million in diamonds.
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Famous for playing Captain Kirk in "Star Trek", actor William Shatner starred in this movie, along with another Canadian film, Visiting Hours (1982), between Shatner's first two "Star Trek" movies, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).
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Goofs
When the president is first handcuffed and taken hostage, chaos erupts and the people playing crowd extras can clearly be seen laughing and smiling as they are crashing through the barricades.
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When the guerrilla leader shoots one of his soldiers in both legs in the opening scene, the pistol he uses clearly has a silencer on it. However when he shoots him there is a loud report.
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Photos from cast
Paul Larsson
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