Ransom

Ransom

95 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Dec. 6, 1974

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...

Ransom

95 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Dec. 6, 1974

Ransom
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...
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers British Lion Films, Lion International, Rawley Film & Theatre
Original title Ransom
Directors Casper Wrede
Writers Paul Wheeler

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

William Fox

as Ferris

Colin Prockter

as Mike

Preston Lockwood

as Brigadier Hislop

John Quentin

as Martin Shepherd

John Cording

as Bert

Kaare Kroppan

as Donner

Knut M. Hansson

as Matson

Knut Wigert

as Polson

Malcolm Rennie

as Terry

Norman Bristow

as Denver

Karen Maxwell

as Eva