

The Kidnapping of the President(1980)
The world's most powerful man in the hands of the world's most dangerous terrorist.
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.
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A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.
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1980-08-15
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4.6
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The world's most powerful man in the hands of the world's most dangerous terrorist.
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