The Hostage Tower (1980) - Producer Peter Snell Criminal mastermind Mr Smith (Keir Dullea) is being pursued by Malcolm Philpott (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), the head of an international peace organisation. When Mr Smith captures the Eiffel Tower and kidnaps the mother of the President of the United States (Celia Johnson), Philpott must enlist the help of spies to take him down. Mr Smith demands a ransom of $30 million without which he will blow up the tower and the President's mother. Stars Peter Fonda, Maud Adams, Keir Dullea, Britt Ekland, Rachel Roberts, Celia Johnson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Billy Dee Williams. Director Claudio Guzman The role of Mike Graham is later reprised by Pierce Brosnan in TV adaptations of Death Train and Night Watch, produced by Peter Snell.

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