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They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?
6.3 / 10 IMDb November 5, 1975 1h 40m
A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
November 5, 1975
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
David Niven
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
Toshirō Mifune
as Ambassador Kagoyama
Hardy Krüger
as Müller
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Kazuhito Ando
as Koichi Kagoyama
Irene Tsu
as Talah
Ivan Desny
as Foreign Minister
Miiko Taka
as Mme. Kagoyama
Jeff Corey
as Mr. King
Patricia Donahue
as Mrs. King
Rainer Penkert
as Army Colonel
Noor Kumalasari
as Ruby
Salleh Ben Joned
as Sokono(Kulagong police chief)
Mustapha Maarof
as Marco
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Gatz Shariff
as Chief of Police
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Tony Braun
as T.V. Cameraman
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Paul Neuhaus
as Army Sergeant
David de Keyser
as Ambassador Kagoyama (voice)
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Robert Rietty
as Harok (voice)
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Nicole Massie
as Plane passenger /Coach crash victim (uncredited)
Production Companies
MacLean and Company
Euan Lloyd Productions
Joseph E. Levine Productions
Filmways Australasian Distributors
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