She was kidnapped by radicals — then joined them. But whose story is this really?
The story of the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by members of a radical guerrilla organization, as seen by the FBI agent in charge of her case.
Acting
Dennis Weaver's FBI agent is all mustache and self-importance.
Production
Low-budget TV movie that somehow nails the era's chaos.
Director
Paul Wendkos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lisa Eilbacher went from this to Beverly Hills Cop — quite the career pivot from kidnapped heiress to Jenny Summers.
The real Patty Hearst hated this film so much she produced her own competing biopic in 1988 with Paul Schrader directing.
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