''The Hostage'' is a 1966

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low-budget motion picture starring Don O'Kelly,

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and Joanne Brown, with Leland Brown,

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, and

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. The film was directed by Russell S. Doughten Jr. It was adapted for the screen by Robert Laning, based on the 1959 novel '' The Hostage'' by

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. When it was made, Don O'Kelly was a TV

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. His career was cut short when he died shortly after making this movie. This was one of Harry Dean Stanton's earliest films.

Plot

The plot centers on a young boy who becomes a hostage after he is accidentally closed inside a moving van.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in

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* 1966 films Films about hostage takings Films based on American novels 1966 drama films Films produced by Russell S. Doughten Crown International Pictures films Films about kidnapping American neo-noir films Films set in Iowa Films shot in Iowa 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-drama-film-stub