Hostage 37 years old

The leader of a South African Nation is imprisoned. His followers, led by Zabo, hijack a plane with the intent to use the passengers as hostages to trade for his release. They select a plane carrying a religious leader to use as their main hostage. They soon learn that they have an added bonus of the daughter and grandson of Colonel Shaw, a bigwig in the country. The grandson all the while has to cope with the dual problems of being hijacked and held hostage while needing a kidney transplant. The hijackers have everything in their favor, except that the colonel's daughter is the sweetheart of Major Sam Striker. Striker puts together a band of mercenaries and sets about freeing the hostages.

Credits

Hostage Cast

Name Character
Wings Hauser He was 39, now 76 years old as Maj. Sam Striker
Karen Black She was 48, 74 years old when she died as Laura Lawrence
Kevin McCarthy He was 73, 96 years old when he died as Col. Tim Shaw
Nancy Locke as Nicole Newman
Clare Marshall as Sister Eugenia
Robert Whitehead He was 164, 82 years old when he died as Harry Stone
Marcel Van Heerden as Hussein

Hostage Crew

Name Department
Percival Rubens as Director. He was 57 (79) years old when He died Directing
Thys Heyns as Producer. Production
Michael W. Leighton as Executive Producer. Production
Barry Bekker as Music. Sound
Colin Shapiro as Music. Sound
Hanro Mohr as Director. Directing
Paul Raleigh as Producer. Production
Simon Grimley as Editor. Editing
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Hostage (37 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 01, 1987
  • Runtime: 95 minutes