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Release Year1977
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresThriller, Drama, Crime
Votes1
DirectorBernard McEveety
WritersAndrew J. Fenady, Charles Sailor
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Hostage Heart
About The Hostage Heart
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.
Directed by Bernard McEveety, The Hostage Heart leans on a strong ensemble — Sharon Acker, Stephen Davies, George DiCenzo — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1977.
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