The Hostage Heart

The Hostage Heart
Genre	Drama
Written by	Andrew J. Fenady
Directed by	Bernard McEveety
Starring	Sharon Acker Cameron Mitchell Vic Morrow Bradford Dillman Belinda Montgomery
Theme music composer	Fred Karlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Andrew J. Fenady
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Editor	Melvin Shapiro
Running time	100 min.
Production companies	Andrew J. Fenady Productions MGM Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 9, 1977 (1977-09-09)

The Hostage Heart is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film directed by Bernard McEveety, written by Andrew J. Fenady, and based on Gerald Green's novel. It premiered on Friday, September 9, 1977, on CBS.[1]

Plot

Terrorists take over the operating room where a billionaire is having coronary bypass surgery and demand a $10 million ransom.

Cast

• Sharon Acker as Martha Lake
• Stephen Davies as John Trask
• George DiCenzo as Chief George Reinhold
• Cameron Mitchell as Arnold Stade
• Peter Palmer as Dr. Licata
• Belinda Montgomery as Fiona
• Allan Rich as Dr. Motzkin
• Paul Shenar as James Cardone
• Robert Walden as Brian O'Donnell
• Carl Weathers as Bateman Hooks
• Bradford Dillman as Dr. Eric Lake
• Loretta Swit as Chris LeBlanc
• Vic Morrow as Steve Rockewicz
• Hari Rhodes as Don Harris
• Ralph Taeger as Lt. Dawson

Production

Sharon Acker and Bradford Dillman were cast in June 1977. A registered nurse supervised the medical scenes.[2]

External links

• The Hostage Heart at IMDb

References

1. TV Guide, September 3–9, 1977, pg A8
2. "Casting for 'Hostage Heart'". The Daily Dispatch. 1977-06-09. p. TV-10.