The Kidnapping of the President
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The Kidnapping of the President is a 1980 political thriller film about a plot to abduct the U.S. president, noted for its tense Cold War-era intrigue and suspenseful narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Kidnapping of the President canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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political thriller film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Charles Templeton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Kidnapping of the President (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mike Molloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| director | George Mendeluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Cinepix Film Properties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Yves Langlois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Ontario
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political thriller ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kidnapping_of_the_President NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
President Adam Scott
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Secret Service agent Jerry O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nicolette Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cold War-era political intrigue
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depiction of a plot to abduct the U.S. president ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian cinema of the 1980s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A terrorist group kidnaps the President of the United States using a booby-trapped armored car in a political extortion scheme. ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalPresidentOf | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Denis Héroux
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John Kemeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1974 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
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Richard Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| starring |
Ava Gardner
NERFINISHED
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Hal Holbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ Maury Chaykin NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| title | The Kidnapping of the President NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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