Kings and Desperate Men
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kings and Desperate Men |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 118 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alexis Kanner |
| script |
Edmund Ward Alexis Kanner |
| production | Alexis Kanner |
| music |
Pierre F. Brault Michel Robidoux |
| camera | Alexis Kanner Paul van der Linden |
| cut | Alexis Kanner |
| occupation | |
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Kings and Desperate Men is a Canadian feature film directed by Alexis Kanner from the year 1981 . Kanner also worked as a script director, cameraman and film editor.
action
John Kingsley, a former actor who has a controversial talk radio show in Montreal , is taken hostage with his family by two terrorists the day before Christmas in his high-rise studio. They plant explosive charges and force Kingsley to go live in the hopes of freeing one of their imprisoned colleagues. It turns out that Miller, the terrorists' spokesman, is a former history professor. As the police surround the building, Kingsley and Miller engage in a nervous duel that is broadcast on the radio. Miller calls for a new trial in which the audience is the jury.
Awards
- 1983: Gold Hugo nomination, Best Feature
Web links
- Kings and Desperate Men in the Internet Movie Database (English)