The Hostage Heart
The Hostage Heart | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Andrew J. Fenady |
Directed by | Bernard McEveety |
Starring | Sharon Acker Cameron Mitchell Vic Morrow Bradford Dillman Belinda Montgomery |
Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Andrew J. Fenady Eric Kaldor (associate producer) Charles Sailor (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
Editor | Melvin Shapiro |
Running time | 100 min. |
Production companies | Andrew J. Fenady Productions MGM Television |
Distributor | CBS Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Color (Metrocolor) |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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The Hostage Heart is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film directed by Bernard McEveety, written by Andrew J. Fenady, and based on Gerald Green's novel. It premiered on Friday, September 9, 1977, on CBS.[1]
Plot[]
Terrorists take over the operating room where a billionaire is having coronary bypass surgery and demand a $10 million ransom.
Cast[]
- Sharon Acker as Martha Lake
- as John Trask
- George DiCenzo as Chief George Reinhold
- Cameron Mitchell as Arnold Stade
- Peter Palmer as Dr. Licata
- Belinda Montgomery as Fiona
- Allan Rich as Dr. Motzkin
- Paul Shenar as James Cardone
- Robert Walden as Brian O'Donnell
- Carl Weathers as Bateman Hooks
- Bradford Dillman as Dr. Eric Lake
- Loretta Swit as Chris LeBlanc
- Vic Morrow as Steve Rockewicz
- Hari Rhodes as Don Harris
- Ralph Taeger as Lt. Dawson
Production[]
Sharon Acker and Bradford Dillman were cast in June 1977. A registered nurse supervised the medical scenes.[2]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ TV Guide, September 3–9, 1977, pg A8
- ^ "Casting for 'Hostage Heart'". The Daily Dispatch. 1977-06-09. p. TV-10.
Categories:
- 1977 television films
- 1977 films
- 1977 drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- Films about terrorism in the United States
- Films scored by Fred Karlin
- Hospital films
- Films based on American novels
- CBS network films
- English-language films