Snatched (1973 Film)
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''Snatched'' is a 1973 American
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crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by Sutton Roley and starring
Howard Duff Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913July 8, 1990) was an American actor. He started in radio during World War II before appearing in many Hollywood features and television programs from 1947 to 1990. He also directed for television. His career ...
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Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. He made his a ...
, Sheree North, Barbara Parkins,
Robert Reed Robert Reed (born John Robert Rietz Jr.; October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He played Kenneth Preston on the legal drama '' The Defenders'' from 1961 to 1965 alongside E. G. Marshall, and is best known for his role as pa ...
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John Saxon John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing ...
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Tisha Sterling Patricia Ann "Tisha" Sterling (born December 10, 1944)Hubler, Richard G. (June 1959)"A belle named Sothern" ''Coronet''. p. 44. Retrieved March 8, 2024. "Sterling enlisted to fight in World War II. They were divorced in 1949. But this time ...
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Anthony Zerbe Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American actor. His notable film roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in ''The Omega Man'', a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, '' I Am Legend''; as an Irish Ca ...
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Plot

The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom-$1 million for each of them. One of the wives, a diabetic, needs her insulin medication or she will soon die. One of the husbands refuses to pay his share of the ransom because he believes that his wife is having an affair with another man. There is also an unseen mastermind behind the kidnapping.


Cast

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Howard Duff Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913July 8, 1990) was an American actor. He started in radio during World War II before appearing in many Hollywood features and television programs from 1947 to 1990. He also directed for television. His career ...
as Duncan Wood *
Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. He made his a ...
as Bill Sutter * Sheree North as Kim Sutter * Barbara Parkins as Barbara Maxvill *
Robert Reed Robert Reed (born John Robert Rietz Jr.; October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He played Kenneth Preston on the legal drama '' The Defenders'' from 1961 to 1965 alongside E. G. Marshall, and is best known for his role as pa ...
as Frank McCloy *
John Saxon John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing ...
as Paul Maxvill *
Tisha Sterling Patricia Ann "Tisha" Sterling (born December 10, 1944)Hubler, Richard G. (June 1959)"A belle named Sothern" ''Coronet''. p. 44. Retrieved March 8, 2024. "Sterling enlisted to fight in World War II. They were divorced in 1949. But this time ...
as Robin Wood *
Anthony Zerbe Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American actor. His notable film roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in ''The Omega Man'', a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, '' I Am Legend''; as an Irish Ca ...
as Boone *
Richard Davalos Richard Davalos (November 5, 1930 – March 8, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Davalos was born in The Bronx, New York City of Spanish and Finnish descent. At age six, he acted in a school performance of ' ...
as Whit *
Frank McRae Frank McRae (March 18, 1941 – April 29, 2021) was an American film and television actor and a professional football player. Early life McRae was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from Tennessee State University with a double major ...
as Cheech * Bart La Rae as Russell (as Bart LaRae) * Howard Platt as First Detective * John Gilgreen as Second Detective


See also

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List of American films of 1973 This is a list of American films released in 1973 in film, 1973. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1973, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by ''The Numbers (website), The Numbers'', are as follows: ...


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* 1973 television films 1973 films American television films American crime action films 1970s crime action films Films about kidnapping Films scored by Randy Edelman Films shot in Los Angeles Films directed by Sutton Roley 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language crime action films {{1970s-US-film-stub