The Hostage

The Hostage

1956 · 80 min · ★ 6.2 · Thriller

In this political thriller, set within an unnamed country, revolutionaries try to prevent their leader's execution by kidnapping the president's daughter. A brave hostage pilot, breaks out and heroically saves the girl as the revolutionary leader is killed.

Directed by Harold Huth · Written by Alfred Shaughnessy

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