An adaptation from the controversial John Adams opera about the true life incident that took place in the mid 80s. The liner "Achille Lauro" is on a 12-day cruise in the Mediterranean. While the ship is docked in Alexandria, a maid discovers that four of the passengers are actually members of the Palestine Liberation Organization traveling incognito. Startled by their discovery, the PLO cadre is forced to act. They take the passengers on board hostage and demand the release of 50 Palestinian activists held in Israeli jails. As Egyptian, American, Italian, and Palestinian authorities bicker over the best way to handle the situation (and who would negotiate with the terrorists), the kidnappers find themselves dealing with rebellion among their captives, and an argument between the four PLO members and Leon Klinghoffer, a Jewish-American confined to a wheelchair, eventually escalates into violence.
The Death of Klinghoffer has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Death of Klinghoffer was released in 2003 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving The Death of Klinghoffer (2003) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Death of Klinghoffer a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 59%, The Death of Klinghoffer is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like S.W.A.T., Johnny English and Uptown Girls.
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