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The Penthouse is a 1989 American-Canadian television film directed by David Greene and starring Robin Givens. It is based on the 1983 novel by Trevor Dudley-Smith.

Plot

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The daughter (Robin Givens) of a music mogul (Robert Guillaume) is held hostage in her penthouse by a twisted man (David Hewlett) from her past.

Cast

• Robin Givens as Dinah St. Clair
• David Hewlett as Joe Dobson
• Cedric Smith as Commissioner Warner
• Donnelly Rhodes as Lt. Valeri
• Robert Guillaume as Eugene St. Clair

Reception

Jeff Jarvis of People graded the film an F.

References

1. Hanauer, Joan (4 March 1989). "'PENTHOUSE' - GIVENS IS NO KNOCKOUT". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
2. Letofsky, Irv (4 March 1989). "TV Reviews : Robin Givens Scores Split Decision in 'Penthouse'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
3. Jarvis, Jeff (6 March 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: The Penthouse". People. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

External links

• The Penthouse at IMDb
• The Penthouse at the TCM Movie Database
• The Penthouse at AllMovie

• 1989 television films
• 1989 films
• 1980s English-language films
• Films based on British novels
• ABC Movie of the Week
• Television shows based on British novels
• English-language Canadian films
• Canadian thriller television films
• Films directed by David Greene
• 1980s Canadian films