The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
Karl Malden
as Leon Klinghoffer
Lee Grant
as Marilyn Klinghoffer
E.G. Marshall
as Stanley 'Stan' Kubacki
Vera Miles
as Sophie Kubacki
Christina Pickles
as Charlotte
Robert Mammone
as Aldo
Barry Otto
as Kevin
