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Cast
Ron Randell | ... |
Trailer
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Mary Parker | ... |
Rosa Gonzuelo
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John Bailey | ... |
Doctor Main
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Carl Jaffe | ... |
President Gonzuelo
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Anne Blake | ... |
Mrs. Steen
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Cyril Luckham | ... |
British Minister
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Margaret Diamond | ... |
Madame Gonzuelo
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Victor Brooks | ... |
Inspector Clifford
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James Liggat | ... |
Sergeant Reid
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Robert Marsden | ... |
Benda
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John Rutland | ... |
Jim Barnes
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Everley Gregg | ... |
Mrs. Barnes
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Mary Sivern | ... |
Telephonist
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Anthony Parker | ... |
Constable at Embassy
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Steve Donohue | ... |
Driver
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Harold Ayer | ... |
American Newspaperman
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David Ritch | ... |
Private Secretary
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Guy Standeven | ... |
Air Traffic Controller
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Redmond Bailey | ... |
Ted Saunders
(as Redman Bailey)
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John Phillips | ... |
Workman
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John Payne | ... |
Detective
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John Adams | ... |
Police Constable (uncredited)
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Jim Brady | ... |
Man Unloading Lorry (uncredited)
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Arthur Howell | ... |
Police Dispatcher / Police Driver (uncredited)
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Philip Johns | ... |
Man with Bicycle (uncredited)
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Jack May | ... |
Tramp Picking Up Cigarettes (uncredited)
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Robert Vossler | ... |
Officer in Santanio (uncredited)
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Directed by
Harold Huth |
Written by
Alfred Shaughnessy | ... | (from an original story by) |
Guy Morgan | ... | (screenplay) and |
Alfred Shaughnessy | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Thomas Clyde | ... | producer |
Music by
Bretton Byrd | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Brendan J. Stafford | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Peter Pitt |
Art Direction by
Harry White |
Makeup Department
Jim Hydes | ... | makeup artist |
Joyce Wood | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
Barry Delmaine | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Tomblin | ... | first assistant director |
John Roddicit | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Harry Booth | ... | sound editor |
Stan Smart | ... | sound recordist (as Stanley J. Smart) / sound recordist |
Fred Turtle | ... | sound recordist |
Ted Belcher | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Derek Monk | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Leo Rogers | ... | camera operator |
Cyril Stanborough | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Monty Tomblin | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irma Birch | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
Bretton Byrd | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Barbara Wainwright | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Gladys Houck | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Eros Films (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Eros Films Ltd)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
A terrorist political movement is active in a South American republic. One of their members is due to be executed, but the London branch of the group have kidnapped the adult daughter of the President (in London) and they will kill her if the execution goes ahead. An American commercial pilot is unwittingly used by the group to dump a packing case in the sea from a plane, to generate public attention to the issue. The police accuse him of knowingly being involved with them, but this is obviously a false trail. The London group think he may be useful to them, and he too is abducted and taken to the headquarters of the group in London; the girl is being held there too. The President is informed about his daughter's situation, but if he cancels the execution to save his daughter, his political credibility will be lost, and the Republic will fall into anarchy, and he is resolute. The group try to get the girl to appeal to her father, and when she refuses, they try to get the American to coerce her into doing so. This fails too, but the two of them are being held together in the same room, so they can support one another. The American tries sending messages on slips of paper dropped into the street, but no-one realises what they are. The hour of the execution is drawing closer, the President signs the decree of execution. What will happen to the girl and the American? Written by Hazel Freeman |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Closing credits: "THE HOSTAGE" Based on a story written for the B.B.C. Television Service. See more » |
Goofs | While detained, Trailer flips a packet of cigarettes down to the street to try to smuggle a message out. However, the building in which he is held is in its own grounds. When the cigarettes land, the wall of the building can be seen abutting the pavement directly, but in the long shots the building is at least ten yards away, in a wealthy suburban setting. See more » |
Movie Connections | Version of A Place of Execution (1953). See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: The Republic of SAN TANIO. See more » |