The Captive
1962, French. Directed by Maurice Labro.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 5 December 1962
- Original title
- Le Captif
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Georges Godefroy
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The Captive runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Who directed The Captive?
The Captive (1962) was directed by Maurice Labro and stars Jean Chevrier, Barbara Laage, André Versini.