Main Cast: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, David Hedison, Jack Watson
Release Year: 1980
Country: UK/US
Run Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Roger Moore took a brief vacation from playing James Bond in this witty adventure drama. Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Moore), who for some reason prefers not to capitalize his last name, is a scuba-diving adventurer for hire with a sharp mind, a quick wit, a fondness for cats, and a certain distrust of women. When terrorist Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins) takes over an oil drilling platform in the North Sea and threatens to blow it sky high if his demands are not met, ffolkes is called in by Admiral Brinsden (James Mason) to foil Kramer's scheme before it's too late. ffolkes, also released as North Sea Hijack and Assault Force, was based on the novel Esther, Ruth, and Jennifer by Jack Davies, who also penned the screenplay ("Esther, Ruth, and Jennifer," incidentally, are the code names for the ship, drilling rig, and platform seized by Kramer in the film). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
George Baker - Fletcher; Jeremy Clyde - Tipping; David Wood - Herring; Faith Brook - British Prime Minister; Lea Brodie - Sanna; Anthony Pullen Shaw - Ackerman; Philip O'Brien - Webb; John Westbrook - Dawnay; Jennifer Hilary - Sarah; John Lee - Phillips; Brook Williams - Helicopter Pilot; Tim Bentinck - Harris; Saburo Kimura - Saburo; Eiji Kusuhara - Eiji; David Lansbury; Alastair Llewellyn; Sean Arnold; Eric Mason; Thane Bettany; George Leach; Richard Graydon; William Abney; Lindsay Campbell; Robert Swan; Angela Thorne; Martin Matthews
Credit
Bert Davey - Art Director, Brian Cook - First Assistant Director, Andrew V. McLaglen - Director, Alan Strachan - Editor, Michael J. Lewis - Composer (Music Score), Maurice Carter - Production Designer, Tony Imi - Cinematographer, Elliott Kastner - Producer, Simon Wakefield - Set Designer, John Richardson - Special Effects, Eddie Stacey - Stunts Coordinator, Jack Davies - Screenwriter, Jack Davies - Book Author
