The Hostage (1967 film)

The Hostage
Theatrical poster
Directed byRussell S. Doughten Jr.
Written byRobert Laning (screenplay)
Henry Farrell (novel)
Produced byRussell S. Doughten Jr.
StarringDon O'Kelly
Harry Dean Stanton
John Carradine
CinematographyTed V. Mikels
Edited byGary Kurtz
Ron Honthaner
Music byJaime Mendoza-Nava
Production
company
Heartland Productions
Distributed byCrown International Pictures
Release date
  • October 23, 1966 (1966-10-23)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Hostage is a 1966 Crown International low-budget motion picture starring Don O'Kelly, James Almanzar and Joanne Brown, with Leland Brown, John Carradine, and Harry Dean Stanton.

The film was directed by Russell S. Doughten Jr. It was adapted for the screen by Robert Laning, based on the 1959 novel The Hostage by Henry Farrell.

When it was made, Don O'Kelly was a TV actor. His career was cut short when he died shortly after making this movie. This was one of Harry Dean Stanton's earliest films.

Plot

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The plot centers on a young boy who becomes a hostage after he is accidentally closed inside a moving van.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Carvel's Iowa Film Set With Rory Calhoun". Variety. June 3, 1970. p. 7.
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