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The Captive
The Captive
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The Captive

Original Title: Le Captif

1962
1h 25m
Crime
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1962

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

Two gun runners, Le Doc and Rougier, save and tend the only survivor of a plane crash into the Vietnamese jungle. When they realize the man named Hamelin is a renowned electronics engineer, they decide to keep him hostage and to release him in exchange for a high ransom. Things get complicated with the coming of Sylvie, Hamelin's wife in search of her missing husband. To make matters worse, Wong,a Chinese gang leader and former ally of the traffickers, turns against them and attacks them with his men.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Dec 5, 1962
Languages
French
Director
Maurice Labro
Production
Les Productions Emile Darbel
Les Productions Emile Darbel
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Jean Chevrier

Jean Chevrier

Hamelin

Barbara Laage

Barbara Laage

Sylvie Hamelin

André Versini

André Versini

Le Doc

Fivos Razi

Rougier

Gib Grossac

Gib Grossac

Le Planteur

Tuong Dung Chuang

Wong

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