---
title: 'The Kidnapping of the President (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Mendeluk'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kidnapping-of-the-president-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080997/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Kidnapping of the President (1980)

1980 · 114 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Kidnapping of the President is a 1980 Canadian-American political thriller film starring William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson and Ava Gardner. It was produced and directed by George Mendeluk and co-produced by John Ryan from a screenplay by Richard Murphy, based on Charles Templeton's 1974 novel of the same name. The original music is by Nash the Slash and Paul Zaza and the cinematography by Mike Molloy. The film was made by Presidential Films and Sefel Films and distributed by Crown International Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Mendeluk](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mendeluk)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-murphy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nash the Slash](https://cinepixo.com/people/nash-the-slash)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mike Molloy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-molloy-2)
- **Editor:** [Michael MacLaverty](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-maclaverty)

## Cast

- [Gary Reineke](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-reineke)
- [Michael J. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-j-reynolds)
- [Larry Duran](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-duran)
- [Van Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-johnson)
- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [Hal Holbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-holbrook)
- [Maury Chaykin](https://cinepixo.com/people/maury-chaykin)
- [William Shatner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shatner)

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