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Paper Tiger

They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?
Nov 5, 1975 · 1h 40m
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Adventure
Drama

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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.

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CAST

David Niven
'Major' Walter Bradbury
Toshirō Mifune
Ambassador Kagoyama
Hardy Krüger
Müller
Kazuhito Ando
Koichi Kagoyama
Irene Tsu
Talah
Ivan Desny
Foreign Minister
Miiko Taka
Mme. Kagoyama
Jeff Corey
Mr. King
Directed by Ken Annakin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
MacLean and Company, Euan Lloyd Productions, Joseph E. Levine Productions, Filmways Australasian Distributors
Country
US, GB

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