Characters & Themes
Hostage (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 95 mins · English
- Directed by
- Percival Rubens, Hanro Möhr
- Starring
- Karen Black, Kevin McCarthy, Marcel Van Heerden, Nancy Locke, Hyla Marrow, Clare Marshall
After a South African nation's leader is jailed, his followers led by Zabo hijack a flight, planning to exchange passengers for his release. They target a plane carrying a religious figure, only to discover Colonel Shaw’s daughter and his grandson—who needs a kidney transplant—are aboard. Shaw’s daughter is the lover of Major Sam Striker, who assembles mercenaries to rescue the hostages.
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