North Sea Hijack
1980 · Movie · PG · 100 min · ★ 6.3 · 51% critics
After terrorists seize two North Sea oil rigs and threaten disaster unless they are paid, the government turns to an unconventional anti-terror specialist and his private team. With lives, money, and time running short, a tense rescue plan takes shape in harsh offshore conditions.
Also known as Assault Force · Esther, Ruth and Jennifer
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Details
- Original title
- ffolkes
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-02-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (115 votes)
- Box office
- $2,993,772
About
You may enjoy this if you like old-school hostage thrillers with a quirky hero and steady suspense, somewhere between The Spy Who Loved Me and The Sea Wolves; Not for you if you want nonstop action or modern pacing.
Pros: tense offshore premise; quirky lead; solid suspense | Cons: light on action; dated attitudes; uneven tone
Themes
- sea
- based on novel or book
- ransom
- north sea
- terrorism
- oil rig
- eccentric man
Cast & crew
Roger Moore
as Rufus Excalibur ffolkes
Anthony Perkins
as Lou Kramer
James Mason
as Admiral Brindsen
David Hedison
as Robert King
Michael Parks
as Harold Shulman
Jack Watson
as Captain Olafson
David Wood
as Terry Herring
Jeremy Clyde
as Lord Privy Seal Dennis Tipping
George Baker
as Fletcher
Faith Brook
as British Prime Minister
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen