Ransom

• Director: Caspar Wrede
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Political Thriller
• Themes: Hijackings, Terrorism
• Main Cast: Sean Connery, Ian McShane, Norman Bristow, John Cording, Isabel Dean
• Release Year: 1974
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 97 minutes

Plot

Sean Connery stars in Caspar Wrede's hostage melodrama, featuring lustrous cinematography by Sven Nykvist. A group of terrorists hijack an airplane and hold the passengers at bay until political prisoners are released. Sent in to stop them is Scandinavian government agent Nils Tahlvik (Sean Connery). The ensuing battle-of-wills gives the terrorists the edge. But when they try to make it out of the country, Nils is after them in hot pursuit. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Sean Connery - Nils Tahlvik
• Ian McShane - Petrie
• Norman Bristow - Capt. Denver
• John Cording - Bert
• Isabel Dean - Mrs. Palmer

William Fox - Ferris; Richard Hampton - Joe; Robert Harris - Palmer; Harry Landis - Lookout Pilot; James Maxwell - Bernhard; John Quentin - Shepherd; Jeffry Wickham - Barnes; Kaare Kroppan - Donner; Noeste Schwab - Female Housekeeper; Kare Wicklund - Male Housekeeper; Froeydis Damslora; Inger Heidal; Sven Aune - Second Pilot; Knut Hansson - Matson; Preston Lockwood - Hislop; Alf Malland - Police Inspector; Knut Wigert - Polson; Richard Harris - Gerald Palmer

Credit

Sven Wickman - Art Director, Elsa Fennell - Costume Designer, Bernard Hanson - First Assistant Director, Caspar Wrede - Director, Eric Boyd-Perkins - Editor, Thelma Connell - Editor, Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score), Sven Nykvist - Cinematographer, Peter Rawley - Producer, John Bramall - Sound/Sound Designer, Paul Wheeler - Screenwriter

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