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The Kidnapping of the President (1980)A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S... See full summary » Director:George Mendeluk |
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| William Shatner | ... |
Jerry O'Connor
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| Hal Holbrook | ... |
President Adam Scott
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| Van Johnson | ... |
Vice President Ethan Richards
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Miguel Fernandes | ... |
Roberto Assanti
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Cindy Girling | ... |
Linda Steiner
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Elizabeth Shepherd | ... |
Joan Scott
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MacKenzie
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Gary Reineke | ... |
Deitrich
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| Maury Chaykin | ... |
Harvey Cannon
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Murray Westgate | ... |
Archie Standler
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Ken Anderson | ... |
Willis
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Sully Boyar | ... |
FBI Chief
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Patrick Brymer | ... |
Jesus Freak
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Jackie Burroughs | ... |
Woman Agent
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Storyline
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto. With a nondescript armored truck, crudely yet somehow elaborately rigged with high explosives (and the President trapped inside), the two terrorists keep the Secret Service at bay until in the end, Assanti is killed and Shatner has to find a way into the truck anyway. Written by Romulus <romulus@shore.net>
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Unthinkable. Improbable. Incredible... but it could happen tomorrow! See more »Parents Guide:
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$CAD3,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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This film was first released in the USA and Canada around August-September 1980 which was about just six months before the assassination attempt by John Hinckley on the American president Ronald Reagan on Monday 30 March 1981. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: 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. See more »
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