Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story

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Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
Desperate Rescue Movie Poster.jpg
GenreAction
Drama
Written by Guerdon Trueblood
Directed by Richard A. Colla
Starring Mariel Hemingway
Clancy Brown
Jeff Kober
James Russo
Lindsey Haun
Andrew Masset
Music by Fred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Orly Adelson
Roger Gimbel
ProducerDavid Hamburger
CinematographyRick Bota
EditorJohn A. Martinelli
Running time93 minutes
Production companiesGimbel-Adelson Productions
Multimedia Motion Pictures
World International Network
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 18, 1993 (1993-01-18)

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story is a 1993 American made-for-television drama film starring Mariel Hemingway. It was directed by Richard A. Colla and originally premiered on NBC on January 18, 1993.

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Plot

Film based on a true story of a woman who tries to rescue her 7-year-old daughter from the Middle East after she is abducted by her Jordanian father.

Cast

Reception

The Movie Scene stated: "What this all boils down to is that "Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story" is entertaining in a typical made for TV way but it is a story which to me probably has the greatest power for those close to the people involved and like some true story movies it doesn't translate well for those who stumble across it who don't know the ins and outs of the true story". [1]

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References

  1. "Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (1993)". The Movie Scene. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.