6.8
“They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?”
Paper Tiger (1975)
November 5, 19751h 40mEN
6.1
13 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Ken AnnakinWriter
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
MacLean and CompanyEuan Lloyd ProductionsJoseph E. Levine ProductionsFilmways Australasian Distributors
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6.0David Niven is the epitome of the retired English soldier "Major Bradbury" in this gently comedic thriller. He is hired to tutor the young son of the Japanese Ambassador (Toshirô Mifune) to another, somewhat less democratic nation. When he and the young boy "Koichi" (Ando) are kidnapped and held to ransom by some local freedom fighters, it soon transpires that "Maj. Bradbury" may have been exaggerating his credentials somewhat and Mifune starts to seriously worry for the fate of his child. Luckily the kidnappers are pretty hopeless and our pair manage to escape - though only into the jungle an…
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