Hijack!

Sep 26, 1973

1h 14m

★ 6.6

Overview

Two truck drivers are hired to transport a top-secret cargo from New York to Houston. Along the way they must evade attempts by a terrorist group to hijack the material.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Thriller

Production Companies

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Hijack! Trailers

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Cast

Jake Wilkenson

David Janssen

Donny McDonald

Keenan Wynn

Eileen Noonan

Lee Purcell

Mrs. Briscoe

Jeanette Nolan

Frank Kleiner

William Schallert

Mr. Noonan

Tom Tully

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