

Achille Lauro - The terror cruise
Original Title: “Achille Lauro - La crociera del terrore”
Overview
An Italian cruise ship carrying passengers from all over the world is hijacked off the coast of Egypt by a Palestinian commando unit. It is the beginning of a three-day ordeal in 1985 that culminates in the murder of an American hostage and an armed clash between two NATO allies to capture his killers.
Top Cast
Abdellateef Fataier
Self
Reem al-Nimer
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Ilsa Klinghoffer
Self
Lisa Klinghoffer
Self
Michelle Gillen
Self
Louise Barr
Self
Esther Andrist
Self
Lucy Cecere
Self
Giuseppe Balzano
Self
Antonio Badini
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Ercolano Annicchiarico
Self
Edmund Hull
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Key Film Crew
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