1 Movie Directed by George Mendeluk

The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-08-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (288 Reviews)

Director:

George Mendeluk

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Murphy (screenplay)

Charles Templeton (based on the book by)

Fullplot:

A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto. With a nondescript armored truck, crudely yet somehow elaborately rigged with high explosives (and the President trapped inside), the two terrorists keep the Secret Service at bay until in the end, Assanti is killed and Shatner has to find a way into the truck anyway.

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