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Paper Tiger

They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?

6.1

1h 40m

1975

“They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?”

Synopsis

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.

Director

Ken Annakin

AdventureDrama

japanransomtutorww2 veteran

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Cast & Crew

David Niven

David Niven

as 'Major' Walter Bradbury

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Ambassador Kagoyama

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

as Müller

Kazuhito Ando

as Koichi Kagoyama

Irene Tsu

Irene Tsu

as Talah

Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny

as Foreign Minister

Miiko Taka

Miiko Taka

as Mme. Kagoyama

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

as Mr. King

Patricia Donahue

Patricia Donahue

as Mrs. King

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