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The Hostage Heart

The Hostage Heart

19771h 40mNR

Overview

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
Written by Charles Sailor, Andrew J. Fenady
Produced by Andrew J. Fenady
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Top Cast

Sharon Acker

Sharon Acker

Martha Lake

Stephen Davies

Stephen Davies

John Trask

George DiCenzo

George DiCenzo

Chief George Reinhold

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Arnold Stade

Peter Palmer

Peter Palmer

Dr. Licata

Belinda Montgomery

Belinda Montgomery

Fiona

Allan Rich

Allan Rich

Dr. Motzkin

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

James Cardone

Robert Walden

Robert Walden

Brian O'Donnel

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers

Bateman Hooks

About The Hostage Heart

The Hostage Heart is a thriller, drama, crime, tv movie film released in 1977. Directed by Bernard McEveety, it stars Sharon Acker, Stephen Davies, George DiCenzo. 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.

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