The Hostage Tower
1980, English. Directed by Claudio Guzmán.
1000 feet above Paris, a group of Master Criminals play a game of death.
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 19 September 1980
- Country
- Sweden, United States of America
- Written by
- Alistair MacLean, Robert Carrington
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Next in the series: Death Train (1993) and Night Watch (1995).
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The Hostage Tower runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Hostage Tower isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 September 1980. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Hostage Tower?
If you liked The Hostage Tower, try The Seven-Ups, John Q, Brute Force.
Who directed The Hostage Tower?
The Hostage Tower (1980) was directed by Claudio Guzmán and stars Peter Fonda, Maud Adams, Billy Dee Williams.