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Feature film — 1985

The Price (1985)

0.06h 0mThriller — Drama

Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.

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Director: Peter Smith

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Cast & crew

Peter Barkworth as Geoffrey Carr

Peter Barkworth

Geoffrey Carr

Harriet Walter as Frances Carr

Harriet Walter

Frances Carr

Aingeal Grehan as Kate

Aingeal Grehan

Kate

Simon Jones as Lansbury

Simon Jones

Lansbury

Derek Thompson as Frank Crossan

Derek Thompson

Frank Crossan

Adrian Dunbar as Willy

Adrian Dunbar

Willy

Hugh Fraser as Richard Lefray

Hugh Fraser

Richard Lefray

Nicholas Jones as Andrew

Nicholas Jones

Andrew

John Kavanagh as Kearney

John Kavanagh

Kearney

Susanna Reid as Clare

Susanna Reid

Clare

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David Lyon

Simon

Linda Spurrier as Margaret

Linda Spurrier

Margaret

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