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]
| 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 | |
| Producers | Andrew J. Fenady Eric Kaldor (associate producer) Charles Sailor (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editor | Melvin Shapiro |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Production companies | Andrew J. Fenady Productions MGM Television |
| Distributor | CBS Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Color (Metrocolor) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release |
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Terrorists take over the operating room where a billionaire is having coronary bypass surgery and demand a $10 million ransom.
Sharon Acker and Bradford Dillman were cast in June 1977. A registered nurse supervised the medical scenes.[2]