The Hostage (1967 film)
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Directed by | Russell S. Doughten Jr. |
Written by | Robert Laning (screenplay) Henry Farrell (novel) |
Produced by | Russell S. Doughten Jr. |
Starring | Don O'Kelly Harry Dean Stanton John Carradine |
Cinematography | Ted V. Mikels |
Edited by | Gary Kurtz Ron Honthaner |
Music by | Jaime Mendoza-Nava |
Production company | Heartland Productions |
Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Hostage is a 1967 Crown International low-budget motion picture starring Don O'Kelly, and Joanne Brown, with , John Carradine, and Harry Dean Stanton.
The film was directed by Russell S. Doughten Jr. It was adapted for the screen by , based on the 1959 novel by Henry Farrell.
When it was made, Don O'Kelly was a TV actor. His career was cut short when he died shortly after making this movie. This was one of Harry Dean Stanton's earliest films.
Plot[]
The plot centers on a young boy who becomes a hostage after he is accidentally closed inside a moving van.
Cast[]
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Production[]
The film was shot in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]
References[]
External links[]
- The Hostage at IMDb
Categories:
- 1967 films
- English-language films
- Films about hostage takings
- Films based on American novels
- 1967 drama films
- Films produced by Russell S. Doughten
- Crown International Pictures films
- Films about kidnapping
- American neo-noir films
- American films
- Films shot in Iowa
- 1960s drama film stubs