The Hostages (film)

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The Hostages
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Opening titles
Directed by David Eady
Screenplay byMichael Barnes
CinematographyJo Jago
Music by Harry Robinson
Production
company
Eady-Barnes Productions
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Hostages is a 1975 British children's adventure film directed by David Eady and starring Stephen Garlick, Jayne Collins, Peter Marshall, Julian Holloway and Robin Askwith. [1] It was written by Michael Barnes and made by Eady-Barnes Productions for the Children's Film Foundation.

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Plot

Escaped convicts Joe Blake and Terry Sladden break into a remote farmhouse while the owners are away, and kidnap three children as hostages.

Cast

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "Another extremely well-made children's thriller for the Children's Film Foundation which packs a good deal of tension into its brief running time, thanks to split-second editing and a fine eye for country locations. The young players are rather more natural than usual and, of the adults, Ray Barrett contributes a sharp sketch of the injured convict with a few finer feelings than his companion, played with a touch of early Widmark by Robin Askwith. The fact that the film closely resembles The Desperate Hours , as well as leaning on situations familiar from many American TV featurettes which children can see at any time, makes one feel that the CFF might now turn their talents to fresher material." [2]

Home media

It was released on DVD in 2024 by the British Film Institute as part of Children's Film Foundation Bumper Box Vol. 5. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Hostages". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Hostages". Monthly Film Bulletin . 42 (492): 218. 1975. ProQuest   1305843127 – via ProQuest.
  3. ↑ "Children's Film Foundation Bumper Box Vol. 5 (DVD)". BFI Shop. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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