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Ransom

1974 · 95 min

A tense, procedural thriller with a gritty 70s texture, where stoic authority clashes with murky political games.

Directed by
Casper Wrede
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Hijackers. Kidnappers. Killers. Only one man can stop them.
Overview
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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Directed by
Casper Wrede
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • power
  • politics
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Casper Wrede
Written by
Paul Wheeler
Starring
Sean Connery, Ian McShane, Jeffry Wickham, Isabel Dean, Robert Harris, James Maxwell, Harry Landis, Alf Malland
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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