

The Hostage Tower
1980-09-19 · 100 min · ★ 4.8
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.
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- Directors
- Claudio Guzmán
- Production companies
- Sandrews, The Jerry Leider Company
- Countries
- Sweden, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Peter FondaMike Graham
Maud AdamsSabrina Carver
Billy Dee WilliamsClarence Whitlock
Keir DulleaMr. Smith
Britt EklandLeah
Rachel RobertsSonya
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Malcolm Philpott
Celia JohnsonMrs. Wheeler
André OumanskyPei
Daniel PercheTote
Jacques MauryPoupon
Hubert NoëlDucret's Aide
Michel BardinetLegrain
Billy KearnsGeneral Hornbecker
Serge FeuillardOfficer
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