The Hostage Tower (1980)
Overview
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.417 |
Directed By
Claudio Guzmán
Crew
Jean-Louis Ducarme
William L. Stevenson
E. Darrell Hallenbeck
Pierre Gralhon
Francis de Gueltzl
Jacques Santi
Charles-Henri Assola
Jack Kirschner
Patrick Gordon
Suzanne Wiesenfeld
Joël Riant
Claude Suné
Jo Jo Iaconelli
Claudio Guzmán
Claudio Guzmán
Marie-Madeleine Paris
Gérard Viard
Renée Guidet
Joel Morwood
Jerry Leider
Jean Boffety
Marie-Thérèse Boiché
Catherine Prévert
Peter Snell
Burt Nodella
Simona Benzakein
John Scott
Ronald J. Fagan
Robert Carrington
Alistair MacLean
Alistair MacLean
Robert Carrington
TOP CAST
Peter Fonda
Mike Graham
Maud Adams
Sabrina Carver
Billy Dee Williams
Clarence Whitlock
Keir Dullea
Mr. Smith
Britt Ekland
Leah
Rachel Roberts
Sonya
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Malcolm Philpott
Celia Johnson
Mrs. Wheeler
Jack Lenoir
Claude
André Oumansky
Pei
Daniel Perche
Tote
Jacques Maury
Poupon
Nicolas Vogel
Ducret
Hubert Noël
Ducret's Aide
Michel Bardinet
Legrain
Lyle Joyce
U.S. Ambassador
René Roussel
General Jaubert
Billy Kearns
General Hornbecker
Serge Feuillard
Officer
Roger Lumont
Superintendent
Jean Michaud
Verner
Albert Augier
Albert
Mike Marshall
U.S. Guard
Uta Taeger
Young German Lady
Pierre Semmler
Young German
Steve Gadler
U.S. Corporal
Philippe Mareuil
Doctor
Guy Delorme
Italian Admirer
Brian Edward
Pilot
Gérard Moisan
Smith's Crew
Jean-Louis Paschal
Smith's Crew
Joël Venon
Smith's Crew
Alain Saugout
Smith's Crew
Denis Seurat
Smith's Crew
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