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Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story (1991)

Based on the real-life experiences of Sis Levin, the wife of CNN Reporter Jerry Levin, who was taken hostage in Lebanon by Shiite Fundamentalists in 1984, and her struggle to free him.

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 0M

Director : Roger Young

Synopsis

Based on the real-life experiences of Sis Levin, the wife of CNN Reporter Jerry Levin, who was taken hostage in Lebanon by Shiite Fundamentalists in 1984, and her struggle to free him.

Actors

Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas
Lucille 'Sis' Levin
David Dukes
David Dukes
Jerry Levin
William Schallert
William Schallert
Landrum Bolling
G. W. Bailey
G. W. Bailey
Brother
Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor
Nuhad
Chaim Banai
Chaim Banai
Ghannoum (as Haim Banai)

Crews

Roger Young
Roger Young
Director
Anne Brittany
Anne Brittany
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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