Movie: Kings and Desperate Men

Top 10 Billed Cast

Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan

John Kingsley

Alexis Kanner
Alexis Kanner

Lucas Miller

Andrea Marcovicci
Andrea Marcovicci

Barbara

Margaret Trudeau
Margaret Trudeau

Elizabeth Kingsley

Budd Knapp
Budd Knapp

Judge Stephen McManus

Neil Vipond
Neil Vipond

Henry Sutton

Peter MacNeill
Peter MacNeill

George

Jean-Pierre Brown
Jean-Pierre Brown

Chris Kingsley

Robin Spry
Robin Spry

Harry Gibson

Frank Moore
Frank Moore

Pete

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  • Overview

    A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.

  • Release Date

    1981-08-22

  • Average

    3

  • Rating:

    1.5 starts
  • Tagline

    No one will ever forget it.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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