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The Hostage Tower
“1000 feet above Paris, a group of Master Criminals play a game of death.”
48%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
The Hostage Tower (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Hostage Tower (1980) — a movie tagged as Thriller and Crime with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Hostage Tower 48% (8 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
48%
from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-09-19
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 4.8
- TMDB ID
- 38650
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Where can I watch The Hostage Tower (1980)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Hostage Tower?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Hostage Tower directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Hostage Tower about?
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Hostage Tower?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Hostage Tower?
The official runtime for The Hostage Tower is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Peter Fonda
Mike Graham
Maud Adams
Sabrina Carver
Billy Dee Williams
Clarence Whitlock
Keir Dullea
Mr. Smith
Britt Ekland
Leah
Rachel Roberts
Sonya
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Malcolm Philpott
Celia Johnson
Mrs. Wheeler
- J
Jack Lenoir
Claude
André Oumansky
Pei
Daniel Perche
Tote
Jacques Maury
Poupon
Nicolas Vogel
Ducret
Hubert Noël
Ducret's Aide
Michel Bardinet
Legrain
- L
Lyle Joyce
U.S. Ambassador
- R
René Roussel
General Jaubert
Billy Kearns
General Hornbecker
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