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Kings and Desperate Men
Kings and Desperate Men

Kings and Desperate Men

No one will ever forget it.

Genres

DramaThriller

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A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.

Others

Budget

$1

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

22 August 1981

Country

Canada

Cast

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

John Kingsley

Alexis Kanner

Alexis Kanner

Lucas Miller

Andrea Marcovicci

Andrea Marcovicci

Barbara

Margaret Trudeau

Margaret Trudeau

Elizabeth Kingsley

Budd Knapp

Budd Knapp

Judge Stephen McManus

Neil Vipond

Neil Vipond

Henry Sutton

Peter MacNeill

Peter MacNeill

George

Jean-Pierre Brown

Jean-Pierre Brown

Chris Kingsley

Robin Spry

Robin Spry

Harry Gibson

Frank Moore

Frank Moore

Pete

Kevin Fenlon

Kevin Fenlon

Laz

David Patrick

David Patrick

Grant Gillespie

August Schellenberg

August Schellenberg

Stanley Aldini

Kate Nash

Kate Nash

Mrs. McPherson

Frederic Smith

Frederic Smith

Bolton

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