The Hostage Heart

1977 1h 40m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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When billionaire industrialist goes into a hospital for a heart operation, some people who claim to be revolutionaries enter the operating room and draw guns and holds the man and the entire surgical staff hostage. They then demand 10 million dollars. The administrator calls the police and the FBI. The police claim jurisdiction over the matter and the man in charge is intent on taking them even if some of the hostages get killed. Eventually they learn that some of the people in hospital are with them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sharon Acker
Martha Lake
Stephen Davies
John Trask
George DiCenzo
Chief George Reinhold
Cameron Mitchell
Arnold Stade
Peter Palmer
Dr. Licata
Belinda Montgomery
Fiona
Allan Rich
Dr. Motzkin
Paul Shenar
James Cardone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bernard McEveety
Writers: Charles Sailor, Andrew J. Fenady
Languages: English

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bernard McEveety, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fred Karlin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Melvin Shapiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sharon Acker and Stephen Davies and George DiCenzo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076157 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bernard McEveety directs. Matthew F. Leonetti behind the camera. Fred Karlin scores. Melvin Shapiro cuts. Dialogue in English.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Bernard McEveety, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Fred Karlin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Melvin Shapiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sharon Acker and Stephen Davies and George DiCenzo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0076157 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.