The Hostage

Oct 23, 1967

1h 24m

★ 4.6

An Outrageous Kidnapping ... and a town is gripped with FEAR!

Overview

The Hostage is a 1967 Crown International low-budget motion picture starring Don O'Kelly, James Almanzar and Joanne Brown, with Leland Brown, John Carradine, and Harry Dean Stanton. The plot centers on a young boy who becomes a hostage after he is accidentally closed inside a moving van.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Crown International Pictures

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Cast

Bull (as Don O'Kelly)

Don Kelly

Eddie (as Dean Stanton)

Harry Dean Stanton

Otis Lovelace

John Carradine

Davey Cleaves

Danny Martins

Steve Cleaves

Ron Hagerthy

Carol Cleaves (as Jenifer Lea)

Jennifer Lea

Miss Mabry

Ann Doran

Sam Morton

Raymond Guth

Mrs. Primus

Shirley O'Hara

Bartender

Mike McCloskey

Mr. Thomas

Dick Spry

Glenn

Leland Brown

Five strangers, each with his own special talents, are recruited by the mysterious 'X'. They do not know why they are brought together, but nonetheless agree to a series of potentially lucrative schemes. A planned bank robbery goes awry when a minor mistake leads to a hostage situation. The robbery is orchestrated by Hwan. When Hwan turns up dead at the designated meeting spot, the remaining men realize something is seriously wrong, and suspicion flares.

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