Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Run...Run...Run...Before the Killers Catch You!

NR 1965 · 94 min · ★ 6.1 · Thriller, Drama

When a jet airliner with engine trouble lands in Beirut for a twenty-four hour stopover, purser 'Jonesey' fears his life is in danger from a gold-smuggling gang whom he double-crossed on a previous trip. So begins a day of chilling suspense, as he and other crew members find themselves embroiled in a desperate race to get out of the country alive!

Directed by Peter Bezencenet · Written by Peter Yeldham

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