The Ambassador
The Ambassador ★★½ Peacemaker 1984
An American ambassador (Mitchum) is sent to the Middle East to try to solve the area's deep political problems. He quickly becomes the target of terrorist attacks, and is blamed for the nation's unrest. To make matters worse, his wife is having an affair with a PLO leader. The President ignores him, forcing the ambassador to fend for himself. Talk about your bad days. Hudson's last feature. Based on Elmore Leonard's “52 Pickup,” and remade a year later under its own title. 97m/C VHS, DVD . Robert Mitchum, Ellen Burstyn, Rock Hudson, Fabio Testi, Donald Pleasence; D: J. Lee Thompson.
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