Desperate Voyage

Desperate Voyage

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:1980-11-29
Duration:100 min
Director:Michael O'Herlihy
Actors:Christopher Plummer, Cliff Potts, Christine Belford, Lara Parker, Nicholas Pryor
Production:Joe Wizan Television Productions, Barry Weitz Films

Overview:

A modern-day pirate hijacks private yachts, steals the valuables on board, and sends the passengers to the bottom of the ocean. But his current captives have no intentions of being tossed into the briny.

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