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21 May 1976 (West Germany)
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They soared from the skies to stage the most daring rescue ever filmed
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Robert Culp plays Bracken, whose life seems perfect until his wife Ellen and their children are kidnapped by terrorists one day...
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Utterly ordinary time-waster.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Coburn | ... | Jim McCabe |
 | Susannah York | ... | Ellen Bracken |
| Robert Culp | ... | Jonas Bracken |
| Charles Aznavour | ... | Insp. Nikolidis |
| Harry Andrews | ... | Auerbach |
| John Beck | ... | Ben |
| Zouzou | ... | Female terrorist |
| Kenneth Griffith | ... | Wasserman |
| Werner Pochath | ... | Terrorist #1 |
| Anthony Antypas | ... | Dimitri |
| Telis Zotos | ... | Bracken's secretary |
| Nikos Tsachiridis | ... | Gatekeeper |
 | Ernie F. Orsatti | ... | Joe |
| Barbara Trentham | ... | Della |
| Henry Brown | ... | Martin |
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Hostages (USA) (working title)
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91 min
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Revealing mistakes: During the supposed night-time rescue operation when the rescuers hang-glided in for the rescue, you can clearly see the shadows of the hang gliders on the rocks below them. So, clearly these scenes were shot in the daytime with a dark filter used to make it look like nighttime.
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Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 6 (1999) (V)
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What is the actual location of the monastery where the rescue takes place?more
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Utterly ordinary, thoroughly routine and totally forgettable adventure tale that's good only if you want to waste some time -although there are many better time-wasters around. There are no surprises and no attempts at distinguishing this film from dozens of similar films. As for the hand-gliding sequences, many of them are filmed at night and we can barely see what's happening onscreen!