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Director:
Writers:
Jack DeWitt (writer)
Greg MacGillivray (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 May 1976 (West Germany) more
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Tagline:
They soared from the skies to stage the most daring rescue ever filmed
Plot:
Robert Culp plays Bracken, whose life seems perfect until his wife Ellen and their children are kidnapped by terrorists one day... more | add synopsis
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Utterly ordinary time-waster. more (7 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hostages (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
91 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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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. more
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What is the actual location of the monastery where the rescue takes place?
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4 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Utterly ordinary time-waster., 31 October 1999
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Author: gridoon

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!

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