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Paper Tiger

19751h 40mKen Annakin
IMDb 5.8

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"They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?"

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.

AdventureDrama
JapanRansomTutorVeteran

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What is Paper Tiger (1975) about?

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.

Who stars in Paper Tiger?

Paper Tiger stars David Niven ('Major' Walter Bradbury), Toshirō Mifune (Ambassador Kagoyama), Hardy Krüger (Müller), Kazuhito Ando (Koichi Kagoyama), Irene Tsu (Talah). The film was directed by Ken Annakin.

How long is Paper Tiger?

Paper Tiger has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1975.

Is Paper Tiger worth watching?

Paper Tiger holds an IMDb rating of 5.8/10. Fans of Adventure, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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