Ransom
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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...
Status: Released
Released Date: 1974-12-06
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Casper Wrede
Writer: Paul Wheeler
Spoken language: English
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Original title: Ransom
Production Companies: Lion International, Rawley Film & Theatre, British Lion Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Sean Connery
Ian McShane
Jeffry Wickham
Isabel Dean
Robert Harris
James Maxwell
Harry Landis
Alf Malland
Christopher Ellison
William Fox
Colin Prockter
Preston Lockwood
John Quentin
John Cording
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