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Ransom
Ransom

Ransom

Hijackers. Kidnappers. Killers. Only one man can stop them.

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ActionDramaThriller

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

06 December 1974

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Col. Nils Tahlvik

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Ray Petrie

Jeffry Wickham

Jeffry Wickham

Capt. Frank Barnes

Isabel Dean

Isabel Dean

Mrs Palmer

Robert Harris

Robert Harris

Ambassador Palmer

James Maxwell

James Maxwell

Bernhard

Harry Landis

Harry Landis

Lookout Pilot

Alf Malland

Alf Malland

Police Inspector

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Pete

William Fox

William Fox

Ferris

Colin Prockter

Colin Prockter

Mike

Preston Lockwood

Preston Lockwood

Brigadier Hislop

John Quentin

John Quentin

Martin Shepherd

John Cording

John Cording

Bert

Richard Hampton

Richard Hampton

Joe

Kaare Kroppan

Kaare Kroppan

Donner

Frimann Falck Clausen

Frimann Falck Clausen

Schmidt

Knut M. Hansson

Knut M. Hansson

Matson

Knut Wigert

Knut Wigert

Polson

Malcolm Rennie

Malcolm Rennie

Terry

Norman Bristow

Norman Bristow

Denver

Karen Maxwell

Karen Maxwell

Eva

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