Paper Tiger
1975, English. Directed by Ken Annakin.
They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Tubi TVCast & crew
- Ken AnnakinDirector
- David Niven'Major' Walter Bradbury
- Toshirō MifuneAmbassador Kagoyama
- Hardy KrügerMüller
- Kazuhito AndoKoichi Kagoyama
- Irene TsuTalah
- Ivan DesnyForeign Minister
- Miiko TakaMme. Kagoyama
- Jeff CoreyMr. King
- Patricia DonahueMrs. King
- Rainer PenkertArmy Colonel
- Noor KumalasariRuby
- Salleh Ben JonedSokono(Kulagong police chief)
Details
- Released
- 5 November 1975
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Jack Davies
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Paper Tiger runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Paper Tiger is streaming on Philo in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Paper Tiger?
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Who directed Paper Tiger?
Paper Tiger (1975) was directed by Ken Annakin and stars David Niven, Toshirō Mifune, Hardy Krüger.