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What Happened to Taken?
Posted 1 year ago
We take a look at the low-budget action movie that turned Liam Neeson into a major action star, Taken!
Taken
- Theatrical - Wide 2009-01-30
- Cast Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Famke Janssen
- Directed by Pierre Morel
- Written by Luc Besson Robert Kamen
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Synopsis
A former spy (Neeson) relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter (Grace), who has been forced into the slave trade.
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