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]
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 | |
Producer | Andrew J. Fenady |
Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
Editor | Melvin Shapiro |
Running time | 100 min. |
Production companies | Andrew J. Fenady Productions MGM Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 9, 1977 |
Terrorists take over the operating room where a billionaire is having coronary bypass surgery and demand a $10 million ransom.
- Sharon Acker as Martha Lake
- Stephen Davies 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
Sharon Acker and Bradford Dillman were cast in June 1977. A registered nurse supervised the medical scenes.[2]
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