The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

Name: The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Director: Robert L. Collins
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1989-02-13
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Karl Malden, Lee Grant, E.G. Marshall, Vera Miles, Christina Pickles

Now Playing

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

*9.0

Status

Released

Production

New World Television

Aired

1989-02-13

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.

ActionDrama