Twenty-Four Hours to Kill(1965)
Run...Run...Run...Before the Killers Catch You!
When a jet airliner with engine trouble lands in Beirut for a twenty-four hour stopover, purser 'Jonesey' fears his life is in danger from a gold-smuggling gang whom he double-crossed on a previous trip. So begins a day of chilling suspense, as he and other crew members find themselves embroiled in a desperate race to get out of the country alive!
Movie: Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jamie Faulkner
Norman Jones
Tommy
Kurt Hoffner
Louise Braganza
Franzi Bertram
Marianne
Malouf
Gangster Elias
Claudine
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When a jet airliner with engine trouble lands in Beirut for a twenty-four hour stopover, purser 'Jonesey' fears his life is in danger from a gold-smuggling gang whom he double-crossed on a previous trip. So begins a day of chilling suspense, as he and other crew members find themselves embroiled in a desperate race to get out of the country alive!
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1965-03-08
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Run...Run...Run...Before the Killers Catch You!
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