Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

6.1IMDb Score
Released:1965-03-08
Duration:94 min
Director:Peter Bezencenet
Actors:Lex Barker, Mickey Rooney, Michael Medwin, Wolfgang Lukschy, Helga Sommerfeld
Production:Grixflag Films

Overview:

When a jet airliner with engine trouble lands in Beirut for a twenty-four hour stopover, purser 'Jonesey' fears his life is in danger from a gold-smuggling gang whom he double-crossed on a previous trip. So begins a day of chilling suspense, as he and other crew members find themselves embroiled in a desperate race to get out of the country alive!

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