Paper Tiger(1975)
They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?
A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.
Movie: Paper Tiger
Top 10 Billed Cast
'Major' Walter Bradbury
Ambassador Kagoyama
Müller
Talah
Foreign Minister
Mme. Kagoyama
Mr. King
Mrs. King
Army Colonel
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A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.
Release Date
1975-11-05
Average
5.7
Rating:
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They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?
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