The Three Hostages (film)

The Three Hostages
Based onThe Three Hostages
by John Buchan
Written byJohn Prebble
Directed byClive Donner
StarringBarry Foster
Diana Quick
John Castle
David Markham
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time85 minutes
Original release
Release27 December 1977 (1977-12-27)

The Three Hostages is a 1977 British television film directed by Clive Donner, produced by Mark Shivas, and starring Barry Foster as Richard Hannay, a retired British soldier who works occasionally for the British intelligence services, Diana Quick as Mary Hannay, John Castle as Dominick Medina, and David Markham as Greenslade.[1] It was based on the 1924 John Buchan thriller novel The Three Hostages.

The story follows Hannay's attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy criminal organisation.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Three Hostages". IMDb. 27 December 1977.
  2. ^ BFI.org