Dennis Weaver
Charles Bates
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The Ordeal of Patty Hearst: Directed by Paul Wendkos. With Dennis Weaver, Lisa Eilbacher, David Haskell, Stephen Elliott. The story of the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by members of a radical guerilla organization, as seen by the F.B.I. Agent in charge of her case.
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- Drama
- Paul Wendkos
- 1979-03-04
Ordeal of Patty Hearst stars Lisa Eilbacher as the beleagured newspaper heiress. Hearst's secure existence is shattered when she is seized by a tiny terrorist group calling itself...
- 90 min
- 14.7K
- GAClassics
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (TV Movie 1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
On March 20, 1976, Hearst was convicted of bank robbery and using a firearm during the commission of a felony. She was given the maximum sentence possible of 35 years' imprisonment, pending a reduction at final sentence hearing, which Carter declined to specify.
Based on actual events, this film finds Patty Hearst (Lisa Eilbacher), the daughter of newspaper heir Randolph Hearst (Stephen Elliott), ripped from her privileged life...
- Drama
- Dennis Weaver
- Paul Wendkos
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst: With Bill Harris, Jeffrey Toobin, Steven Weed, Carol Pogash. The transformation of Patty Hearst from kidnapped heiress to terrorist is a saga of privilege, celebrity and violence that gripped the nation.
Brief Synopsis. The Patricia Hearst story -- through the eyes of FBI Special Agent Charles Bates -- from her abduction on February 4, 1974, until her capture nineteen months later.
