Thriller · Germany · 1988 · 1h 33m

A Father's Revenge

Das Rattennest

Director

Cast

Brian Dennehy as Paul Hobart Ron Silver as Max Greenwald Anthony Valentine as Vickers Christoph M. Ohrt as Wolfgang Donner Joanna Cassidy as Barbara Hobart Helen Patton as Karen Hobart

Crew

Steven Shaw — Director of Photography Thomas Schwalm — Editor Klaus Zimmermann — Editor Klaus Doldinger — Original Music Composer Mel Frohman — Story Tom Schulman — Story

Synopsis

German terrorists kidnap the crew of an aeroplane as they leave the airport. The terrorists demand the release of two of their colleagues, who are to be extradited to the USA. The father of one of the stewardesses decides he can no longer wait for diplomacy, and so flies out to Germany. There, frustration leads him to hire a former SAS counter-terrorism expert. Together they hunt down the terrorists.

Mood & Themes

airplane hijacking

Key Collaborators

John Herzfeld Director Steven Shaw Director of Photography Thomas Schwalm Editor Klaus Zimmermann Editor Klaus Doldinger Original Music Composer Mel Frohman Story Tom Schulman Story Hans Proppe Producer

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