Ransom (1974)
Release: December 6, 1974 | Runtime: 1h 35m | Rating: 5.5
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...
Hijackers. Kidnappers. Killers. Only one man can stop them.
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Main cast
- Sean Connery as Col. Nils Tahlvik
- Ian McShane as Ray Petrie
- Jeffry Wickham as Capt. Frank Barnes
- Isabel Dean as Mrs Palmer
- Robert Harris as Ambassador Palmer
- James Maxwell as Bernhard
- Harry Landis as Lookout Pilot
- Alf Malland as Police Inspector
- Christopher Ellison as Pete
- William Fox as Ferris
- Colin Prockter as Mike
- Preston Lockwood as Brigadier Hislop
- John Quentin as Martin Shepherd
- John Cording as Bert
- Richard Hampton as Joe
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What is Ransom about?
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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