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Kings and Desperate Men

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A Montreal talk-show host (Patrick McGoohan) is forced to air a terrorist professor (Alexis Kanner) holding his wife (Margaret Trudeau) and child hostage.

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Eric Shorter Daily Telegraph (UK) 05/04/2022
[Patrick McGoohan] still knows how to catch the eye and hold our attention -- and not a jot of digital scene stimulation to assist him. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 5d
4/5
…Yes, Alexis Kanner's Canadian Xmas hostage flick Kings and Desperate Men has some flaws, but it’s a refreshingly talky, intense, quirky alternate universe version of Die Hard….the similarities are undeniable…. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alexis Kanner

Director

Patrick McGoohan

John Kingsley

Alexis Kanner

Lucas Miller

Margaret Trudeau

Elizabeth Kingsley

Andrea Marcovicci

Terrorist

Budd Knapp

Judge McManus

Movie Info

Synopsis A Montreal talk-show host (Patrick McGoohan) is forced to air a terrorist professor (Alexis Kanner) holding his wife (Margaret Trudeau) and child hostage.
Director
Alexis Kanner
Producer
Alexis Kanner
Screenwriter
Edmund Ward, Alexis Kanner
Production Co
Kineversal Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 56m