When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
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| Directing | Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Producer |
| Production | Steven Reuther | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sławomir Idziak | Director of Photography |
| Production | Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Michael Stevenson | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Bruno Rubeo | Production Design |
| Art | Anna Pinnock | Set Decoration |
| Art | Steve Shewchuk | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Mark Bakowski | Digital Compositor |
| Lighting | John Higgins | Gaffer |
| Crew | Mark Griffin | Special Effects Technician |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Designer |
| Editing | John Smith | Editor |
| Production | Tony Gilroy | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Tony Gilroy | Writer |
| Production | Ian Hickinbotham | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Kaären F. Ochoa | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Chris Carreras | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gary Davis | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Mark Warner | Editorial Staff |
| Production | Alonso Alegría | Location Casting |
| Production | Doreen Jones | Location Casting |
| Production | Dow Griffith | Location Manager |
| Crew | Marc Wolff | Aerial Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Key Makeup Artist |
