The Three Hostages (film)

The Three Hostages
Based on	The Three Hostages by John Buchan
Written by	John Prebble
Directed by	Clive Donner
Starring	Barry Foster Diana Quick John Castle David Markham
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Running time	85 minutes
Original release
Release	27 December 1977 (1977-12-27)

The Three Hostages is a 1977 British television film directed by Clive Donner, produced by Mark Shivas, and starring Barry Foster as Richard Hannay, a retired British soldier who works occasionally for the British intelligence services, Diana Quick as Mary Hannay, John Castle as Dominick Medina, and David Markham as Greenslade.^[1] It was based on the 1924 John Buchan thriller novel The Three Hostages.

The story follows Hannay's attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy criminal organisation.^[2]

References

1. "The Three Hostages". IMDb. 27 December 1977.
2. BFI.org

External links

• The Three Hostages at IMDb