The Kidnapping of the President

1980

Thriller

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 33% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 645 645

politics kidnapping

Plot summary

A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.

Director

George Mendeluk Photo
George Mendeluk

Top cast

Ava Gardner Photo
Ava Gardner as Beth Richards
William Shatner Photo
William Shatner as Jerry O'Connor
Miguel Fernandes Photo
Miguel Fernandes as Roberto Assanti
Cindy Girling Photo
Cindy Girling as Linda Steiner
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999.49 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
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English 2.0
NR
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1 hr 48 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thompson62208 4 / 10

A ho-hum affair, with Shatner in the leading role.

This movie looked like it was rushed to release for some reason. Definitely not a well made movie. So unbelievable. The scenes where the President (Holbrook) were downtown and walking among the people were a farce. There would not be a chance for the common folk to be within 30 yards of the President in that situation in real life. If it wasn't for the blood and profanity, this was shot like a TV movie. It could have been decent if it was done differently. Holbrook's (President) talents were never realized in this movie. Shatner's acting is okay. The production values in this movie leave a lot to be desired. Overall, I think most people would be better off not wasting time to watch this affair.
Reviewed by Red-Barracuda 6 / 10

A reasonably good Canadian political thriller

Latin American terrorists abduct the President of the United States while he is on a state trip in Toronto. The Secret Service have to devise a plan to get him back alive.This Canadian political thriller features Captain Kirk - I mean William Shatner - in a starring role as the head of the American Secret Service. It's always kind of fun watching him in contemporary roles and in this one he even gets to utter an f-bomb which was a bonus. He's pretty good value here and the main reason I am guessing anyone would actively seek this one out. Starring alongside him is one of those reliable 70's stalwarts, Hal Holbrook, who gets to play the President. The film itself really starts out pretty well and by the half-way point it has set in motion a pretty intriguing scenario. It would only be fair to say though that in the second half it kind of peters out a bit and the varied action and events of the set-up culminate with a situation that can best be described as a man in a van. Still, it ultimately is decent enough fare and the Toronto setting I quite liked. It certainly had the potential to be better though.
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