Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story(1991)
Based on the real-life experiences of Sis Levin, the wife of CNN Reporter Jerry Levin, who was taken hostage in Lebanon by Shiite Fundamentalists in 1984, and her struggle to free him.
Movie: Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story
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Lucille 'Sis' Levin
Jerry Levin
Landrum Bolling
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Nuhad
Ghannoum (as Haim Banai)
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Based on the real-life experiences of Sis Levin, the wife of CNN Reporter Jerry Levin, who was taken hostage in Lebanon by Shiite Fundamentalists in 1984, and her struggle to free him.
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1991-01-13
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