The Death of Klinghoffer (2003)
• January 24th, 2003 • 2h 0min
Drama, Music
Overview
An adaptation from the controversial John Adams opera about the true life incident that took place in the mid 80s. The liner "Achille Lauro" is on a 12-day cruise in the Mediterranean. While the ship is docked in Alexandria, a maid discovers that four of the passengers are actually members of the Palestine Liberation Organization traveling incognito. Startled by their discovery, the PLO cadre is forced to act. They take the passengers on board hostage and demand the release of 50 Palestinian activists held in Israeli jails. As Egyptian, American, Italian, and Palestinian authorities bicker over the best way to handle the situation (and who would negotiate with the terrorists), the kidnappers find themselves dealing with rebellion among their captives, and an argument between the four PLO members and Leon Klinghoffer, a Jewish-American confined to a wheelchair, eventually escalates into violence.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Longing
Released on: 2006-02-15
Drama
An average, everyday metalworker and volunteer firefighter content in his marriage to his childhood ...
Roberto the Canary
Released on: 2019-02-02
Drama
The death of Roberto, the canary, forces a family to come to terms with their own grief.
Jamila and the President
Released on: 2009-04-30
Drama
Jamila is a prostitute serving a life sentence behind bars. She surrenders herself to the authoritie...
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
Released on: 1972-01-12
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Faustine suffers the wounds of first love. During a summer when she is staying with her grandmother,...
Fiction.
Released on: 2008-06-19
Thriller, Drama
When a sheltered young woman becomes enamored with a struggling writer, she goes to great lengths to...
The Stalking of Laurie Show
Released on: 2000-12-12
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.
The Butterfly Lifts the Cat Up
Released on: 1994-11-10
Drama
David Storm learned 10 years ago that he has MS. For this reason and without telling her he leaves h...
Her Royal Lover
Released on: 1928-12-26
Drama
Based on the play and subsequent operetta of the same name.
Crucified Girl
Released on: 1929-08-26
Drama
The young student Mary spends the beginning of her holiday with boat trips, visits to her wealthy gr...
Sin and Redemption
Released on: 1994-03-18
Drama
Taking a short-cut home from work, high-schooler Billie Simms is raped. Not only does the incident c...
Enough!
Released on: 2006-09-13
Drama
Set amidst the civil war of Algeria in the 1990s, Enough! is the story of two women. Emel is a Weste...
Cavalleria rusticana
Released on: 1982-06-15
TV Movie, Music
Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy...
Verdi La Traviata
Released on: 2005-02-04
Music
This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz Welse...
Amadeus
Released on: 1984-09-19
History, Music, Drama
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
Strange Days
Released on: 1995-10-13
Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reali...
Desert Hearts
Released on: 1985-10-01
Drama, Romance
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly at...
Beyond Silence
Released on: 1996-12-18
Drama, Music
Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into...
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Released on: 2006-03-01
Drama, History
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.
Bollywood/Hollywood
Released on: 2002-10-25
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his m...