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The Terrorists

Original title: Ransom
  • 19741974
  • PGPG
  • 1h 29m
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5.6/10
2.3K
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Sean Connery in The Terrorists (1974)
In a Scandinavian country, national security chief Colonel Tahlvik is tasked to rescue the passengers of a hijacked British airliner while the British Ambassador is being held hostage at his residence by another terrorist team.
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In a Scandinavian country, national security chief Colonel Tahlvik is tasked to rescue the passengers of a hijacked British airliner while the British Ambassador is being held hostage at his... Read allIn a Scandinavian country, national security chief Colonel Tahlvik is tasked to rescue the passengers of a hijacked British airliner while the British Ambassador is being held hostage at his residence by another terrorist team.In a Scandinavian country, national security chief Colonel Tahlvik is tasked to rescue the passengers of a hijacked British airliner while the British Ambassador is being held hostage at his residence by another terrorist team.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Casper Wrede
    • Paul Wheeler
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Ian McShane
    • Jeffry Wickham
    • Casper Wrede
    • Paul Wheeler
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Ian McShane
    • Jeffry Wickham
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    • 44User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Tahlvik
    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Petrie
    Jeffry Wickham
    Jeffry Wickham
    • Barnes
    Isabel Dean
    Isabel Dean
    • Mrs. Palmer
    John Quentin
    • Shepherd
    Robert Harris
    Robert Harris
    • Palmer
    James Maxwell
    James Maxwell
    • Bernhard
    William Fox
    William Fox
    • Ferris
    Harry Landis
    Harry Landis
    • Lookout Pilot
    Norman Bristow
    • Denver
    John Cording
    John Cording
    • Bert
    Christopher Ellison
    Christopher Ellison
    • Pete
    Richard Hampton
    • Joe
    Preston Lockwood
    • Hislop
    Karen Maxwell
    • Eva
    Colin Prockter
    • Mike
    Malcolm Rennie
    • Terry
    Knut Wigert
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      • Paul Wheeler
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    • Trivia
      The airplane used in the filming was loaned out by Hans Otto Meyer, a Norwegian finance man and shipping magnate. The cast was invited to his villa for a party, and McShane and Connery were given a tour of what turned out to be a secret weapons cache for the Norwegian Stay Behind army. A few years later Meyer was arrested, and the government was alerted to the existence of a secret army that only a few officials had been aware of.
    • Goofs
      Snow and icy conditions vary dramatically between shots that take place during the hijack.
    • Quotes

      Nils Tahlvik: National security becomes a farce if we throw away the rule of law.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: SCANDINAVIA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    • Connections
      Referenced in Casper och den förbjudna filmen (2009)

    User reviews44

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    Cool, calm and exciting
    This film is also called The ransom, not to be confused with the mild action film with Mel Gibson.

    The film set in the Scandinavian country (called Scandinavia in the movie, while it is shot in Norway), the snow atmosphere and the heavily dressed characters somehow dictated the slowness of the pace in the movie. Nevertheless, it's exciting. The whole look is not your conventional Hollywood actioner, while at the same time deserves the same class as that of the late sixties/early seventies crime/caper movies like Bullit, French Connection, Taking Pelham One, Two and Three and Dirty Harry.

    Connery is fun to watch. He really adds to the atmosphere of the movie and the relatively tame climax looks good with his presence. Good movie. 7/10
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    • Rakesh Kumar
    • Dec 31, 2001

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      • February 27, 1975 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Oslo, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Lion International
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Rawley Film & Theatre
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
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