The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

Oct 24, 1977

1h 40m

★ 4.8

Overview

Criminals hijack an airplane carrying five beauty contest finalists, but unknowingly they've also kidnapped a government agent carrying a dangerous virus that is to be used in bacterial warfare.

Genres

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Thriller

Production Companies

Don Kirshner Productions

La Rose Productions Ltd.

NBC

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Cast

Paul Fabiani

Gary Collins

Mike O'Toole

Chuck Connors

Rolly Royce

Henry Gibson

Damon Faulkner

Peter Haskell

Cindy Lou Barrett

Karen Lamm

Layla Burden

Sheree North

Reba Bar Lev

Victoria Principal

Omar Welk

Gregory Sierra

Marv Barker

Phil Silvers

Kate Malloy

Stella Stevens

April Garland

Rosanne Katon

Buck

Jonathan Banks

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