Hostages (1993)
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Hostages is a made-for-cable film that chronicles the captivity of several Western hostages who were held in Lebanon for five years during the mid-'80s. Combining newsreel footage with re-enactment's, the film captures the horror of the hostages--Americans Terry Anderson, Thomas Sutherland, Frank Reed; British citizens John McCarthy, Terry Waite; and Irish teacher Brian Keenan--as they are held by the Muslim fundamentalist group, the Hezbollah. It also follows the trials and tribulations of their families, who struggle against government bureaucracy to free their loved ones. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kathy Bates, Colin Firth, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Wheatley
Synopsis of Hostages
Hostages is a made-for-cable film that chronicles the captivity of several Western hostages who were held in Lebanon for five years during the mid-'80s. Combining newsreel footage with re-enactment's, the film captures the horror of the hostages--Americans Terry Anderson, Thomas Sutherland, Frank Reed; British citizens John McCarthy, Terry Waite; and Irish teacher Brian Keenan--as they are held by the Muslim fundamentalist group, the Hezbollah. It also follows the trials and tribulations of their families, who struggle against government bureaucracy to free their loved ones. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Complete Cast of Hostages
- Kathy Bates - Peggy Say
- Natasha Richardson - Jill Morrell
- Josef Sommer - Tom Sutherland
- Conrad Asquith - Terry Waite
- Dan Turgeman - Mahmoud
- Rolf Saxon - Plaskett
- Colin Stinton - Mike Mulholland
- Ciarán Hinds - Brian Keenan
- Ruth McCabe - Elaine
- Patrick Pearson - Lowther
- Colin Firth - John McCarthy
- Jay O. Sanders - Terry Anderson
- Harry Dean Stanton - Frank Reed
- Colin Bruce - Robie Burke
- Stephen Dillane - Chris Pearson
- Harry Ditson - David Say
- Tony Doyle - Badraig Murphy
- Rosaleen Linehan - Brenda
- Brian McGrath - Connor
- Director(s):
- David Wheatley
- Writer(s):
- Bernard MacLaverty
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