Operation: Take No Prisoners

Operation: Take No Prisoners

He will not be taken alive.

1987 · 87 min · Action

In this action thriller, Kane Turk is a criminal without a conscience who breaks into the home of Professor John Hillman, taking the professor, his wife, and children hostage. Both Kane and the professor are suddenly the targets of the combined forces of two of the government's top security agencies, who know Hillman has discovered a secret that must not fall into the wrong hands

Directed by Tom Shaw · Written by Ron Schmidt

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GF Russell Kane Turk
Edgar Reynolds Professor John Hillman
Margie Edgel Sandy Hillman
Jacque Drew Jackie Hillman
James Jameson Brenner

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