- fil mm aker ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁after ▁he ▁screen ed ▁his ▁films ▁Iran ▁Z end an ▁and ▁Hitler ' s ▁Gra ve ▁that ▁port rayed ▁the ▁hor rible ▁situations ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁Political ▁Pr ison ers ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁republic ▁Reg ime ▁of ▁Iran ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Germany . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Arab ic ▁speaking ▁men ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁days ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁agree ing ▁not ▁to ▁public ize ▁the ▁films . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁river ▁in ▁C ologne , ▁Germany . ▁The ▁German ▁Police ▁deb ates ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁incident ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁date . ▁Frank ▁Sin atra , ▁Jr . ▁( 1 9 6 3 ), ▁son ▁of ▁Frank ▁Sin atra , ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁Barry ▁Ke en an ▁and ▁Joe ▁A ms ler ▁and ▁released ▁after ▁a ▁r ans om ▁of ▁$ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁paid ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁r ans om ▁money ▁was ▁recovered . ▁Karl ▁von ▁S pre ti : ▁West - G erm any ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Gu atem ala , ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁Gu atem ala ▁City ▁and ▁later ▁murder ed . ▁Johnny ▁T ap ia : ▁The ▁world ▁box ing ▁champion ▁saw ▁his ▁mother ▁ra ped ▁and ▁kid n apped ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁was ▁hiding ▁when ▁he ▁witness ed