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Feature film — 1974

Ransom (1974)

5.51h 35mAction — Drama — Thriller

Following a series of bomb attacks in London, a group of terrorists seize Britain's ambassador to Scandinavia. With the ambassador now a hostage in his residence, another group hijacks an airliner at the capital's airport, announcing that the passengers will not be freed until their demands are met. Colonel Nils Tahlvik, Scandinavia's resourceful and ruthless head of security, seeks to take an uncompromising stance against the terrorists yet his attempts meet resistance from unknown forces at every turn...

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A high-signal pick with 77 votes.

Lion International / Rawley Film & Theatre / British Lion Films

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Director: Casper Wrede

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Cast & crew

Sean Connery as Col. Nils Tahlvik

Sean Connery

Col. Nils Tahlvik

Ian McShane as Ray Petrie

Ian McShane

Ray Petrie

Jeffry Wickham as Capt. Frank Barnes

Jeffry Wickham

Capt. Frank Barnes

Isabel Dean as Mrs Palmer

Isabel Dean

Mrs Palmer

Robert Harris as Ambassador Palmer

Robert Harris

Ambassador Palmer

James Maxwell as Bernhard

James Maxwell

Bernhard

Harry Landis as Lookout Pilot

Harry Landis

Lookout Pilot

Alf Malland as Police Inspector

Alf Malland

Police Inspector

Christopher Ellison as Pete

Christopher Ellison

Pete

W

William Fox

Ferris

C

Colin Prockter

Mike

P

Preston Lockwood

Brigadier Hislop

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