Taken Alive

May 12, 1994

1h 39m

★ 6.0

There's Nothing You Can't Take By Force!

Overview

A beautiful secret agent recruits a local sculptor to aid her in rescuing a presidential candidate's kidnapped mistress.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Production Companies

What's It

C.P. Productions

Franco Columbu Productions

Taken Alive Trailers

Cast

Enrico Costa

Franco Columbu

Veronica

Barbara Niven

Robert Boyd

Robert Ginty

L.E.

William Smith

Marty Moretti

Frank Stallone Jr.

Arturo

Arthur Brunner

Rusty

Audrey Brunner

Tina

Nancy Merrill

Eddie Morley

Van Quattro

Angela Howard

Frankie Thorn

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