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The Captive

MOVIE • 1962

The Captive

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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.

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Top Cast

Jean Chevrier

Jean Chevrier

Hamelin

Barbara Laage

Barbara Laage

Sylvie Hamelin

André Versini

André Versini

Le Doc

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Fivos Razi

Rougier

Gib Grossac

Gib Grossac

Le Planteur

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Tuong Dung Chuang

Wong

Georges Godefroy

Georges Godefroy

Writer

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Jean Meckert

Dialogue

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Guy Lionel

Dialogue

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Maurice Labro

Director

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Theatrical release date: December 5, 1962

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

December 5, 1962

Runtime

85 min

Language

French

Origin

France

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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