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President Hal Holbrook fashioned after JFK is kidnapped by Roberto (Miguel Fernandes) a Che Guevara type who wasn't really killed by the CIA. The kidnapping takes place in Toronto and doesn't go any farther than a rigged van. Only William Shatner can save the President as VP Van Johnson struggles to give him complete control.
During a visit to Toronto, the USA president is abducted by a crazed South American terrorist and held captive in an armored truck wired with explosives. A relentless secret service agent tries to rescue the president before midnight when the truck will detonate. —Anonymous
Jan 1, 1975 · Kidnapping the President -- now that does seem to be impossible. Charles Templeton is "The Kidnapping of the President" presents a just barely plausible scenario for just that. In order to finance its operations a small Latin American revolutionary group decides to kidnap the President of the United States and demand ransom of $50 million.
everything in the moments immediately leading up to and immediately preceding the titular Kidnapping of the President is good in a rickety TV-movie-approximation-of-depalmanian-chaos kind of way. everything else is a real snooze. a reaganite political thriller made before people knew how to make reaganite political thrillers entertaining or idiosyncratic. unless you get a kick out of bumbling terrorists shooting cops to the strains of absolutely terribad CanCon AM Gold, hal holbrook's carter ...
After Third World terrorists abduct the Commander-in-Chief, it’s up to Secret Service head William Shatner to get him back in this thriller based on a novel by Charles Templeton.
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The Kidnapping of the President (1980) ← Back to main. Cast 17. William Shatner. Jerry O'Connor Hal Holbrook. President Adam Scott Van Johnson. Vice President Ethan ...
