Proof of Life is a 2000 American kidnap action thriller film directed by Taylor Hackford. The title refers to a phrase commonly used to indicate proof that a kidnap victim is still alive. The film’s screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy, who also was a co-executive producer, and was inspired by William Prochnau’s Vanity Fair magazine article “Adventures in the Ransom Trade,”[1][2] and Thomas Hargrove’s book The Long March To Freedom [3] in which Hargrove recounts how his release was negotiated by Thomas Clayton, played by Russell Crowe, who went on to be the founder of kidnap-for-ransom consultancy Clayton Consultants, Inc.
Cast: Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse, David Caruso, Gottfried John,
