Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
Brief Synopsis
A television movie based on the real-life experiences of Sis Levin, the wife of CNN reporter Jerry Levin, who was taken hostage in Lebanon by Shiite fundamentalists in 1984, and her struggle to free him.
Cast & Crew
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Roger Young
Director
Gila Almagor
Paul Ford
Lead Person
Marlo Thomas
Robert Harper
David Dukes
Film Details
Also Known As
Beirut, Forgotten: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Location
Jaffa, Israel; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie based on the real-life experiences of Sis Levin, the wife of CNN reporter Jerry Levin, who was taken hostage in Lebanon by Shiite fundamentalists in 1984, and her struggle to free him.
Director
Roger Young
Director
Cast
Gila Almagor
Paul Ford
Lead Person
Marlo Thomas
Robert Harper
David Dukes
William Schallert
G.w. Bailey
Edward Winter
Michael Cavanaugh
Arnon Zadok
Crew
Tim Archer
Rerecording
Asi Asterkin
Other
Aaron Barsky
Assistant Director
Fran F Bascom
Casting Director
Itzik Ben-aroya
Key Grip
Danny Ben-menahem
Location Manager
Steven M Blacher
Consultant
Richard Borchiver
Producer
Molly Bradford
Assistant
Anne Brittany
Screenplay
Anne Brittany
From Story
Marie Cantin
Production Manager
Marie Cantin
Associate Producer
Tom Case
Makeup Artist
Shosh Cohen-elbaz
Other
Sue Cunningham
Assistant
Zdena Daud
Makeup Artist
Rudy Dillon
Costume Designer
Bill Doyle
Location Manager
William Eckert
Key Grip
Danielle Elaine
Script Supervisor
Eitan Evan
Production Supervisor
Steve Foster
Adr Editor
Charles Fox
Music
David Franco
Music Supervisor
Glenda Ganis
Production Designer
Terry Gordica
Rerecording
Cary Gordon
Assistant Director
David Gurfinkel
Director Of Photography
Bruce Hart
Screenplay
Levia Hon
Casting Director
Christopher Hutton
Sound Effects Editor
Ron Issak
Assistant Director
Mike Juhn
Unit Manager Assistant
Jeff Karsner
Assistant
Pini Klavir
Special Effects
Beverly Klein
Costume Supervisor
Rakefet Levy
Costume Designer
Dudu Liss
Sound Mixer
Ruthy Lustig-dassa
Production Coordinator
Eileen Mcguire
Production Accountant
Irit Mimran-ba'ham
Wardrobe Assistant
Brian Moore
Transportation Coordinator
Patrick Moore
Transportation Captain
Lori Mozilo
Assistant Editor
Helen Myer
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Steve Nelson
Sound Mixer
Dennis Nemec
Coproducer
Mark Newman
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Benny Ofer
Gaffer
Monti Olson
Assistant
Reinhart Peschke
Gaffer
Carol Polakoff
Producer
Shneor Ratchovsky
Production Auditor
Cecilia Rodarte
Set Decorator
Ariel Roshko
Production Designer
Jan Shah
Post-Production Coordinator
Haim Sharir
Production Manager
Ramy Shy
Property Master
Jon Slan
Executive Producer
Philip Stilman
Post-Production Supervisor
David Touster
Property Master
Vince Vaituekunas
Titles
Nadia Vanesse
Dialect Coach
Toni-ann Walker
Hairdresser
Stan Warnow
Editor
Michael Warshavsky
Assistant Director
Zeev Ziegler
Other
Dina Zvi
Script Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Beirut, Forgotten: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Location
Jaffa, Israel; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 13, 1991
Previous titles: "Beirut," and "Forgotten: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story."
