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Ransom [1974] [DVD] [1997]

NOT the Mel Gibson 1997 film (Actor), Sean Connery (Actor) | Rated: Parental Guidance | Format: DVD
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: NOT the Mel Gibson 1997 film, Sean Connery, Ian McShane
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 9 Aug 2004
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001P1B3E
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 99,200 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Sean Connery and Ian McShane stars in this classic British thriller. Set in Scandinavia, it interweaves two terrorist situations; the kidnapping of the British ambassador and the hijacking of a plane while still on the tarmac. Connery plays the smooth talking Colonel who is sent in to make sense of and solve both situations.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars An efficient Saturday night thriller 12 Dec 2007
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
NB: This is a review of the Sean Connery film Ransom, not the Mel Gibson film with the same title. For reasons best known to themselves, Amazon have lumped the reviews for the two different films together!

Caspar Wrede's Ransom (retitled The Terrorists in the USA) is an entertaining enough cat-and-mouse yarn from 1975 if you have an hour and a half to spare, helped immensely by a commanding performance by Sean Connery as the Scandinavian security chief having to deal with a hostage crisis and an airplane hijacking by Ian McShane's terrorist. There are some neat plot twists, Sven Nykvist's cinematography makes good use of the snowbound locations and there's a strong Jerry Goldsmith score that helps drive the film along nicely, although it is rather disconcerting to hear John Quentin speaking with Malcolm Terris' voice in a particularly noticeable bit of dubbing.

An efficient Saturday night thriller that doesn't aim high but does deliver, Cinema Club's DVD has a good widescreen transfer that includes the original UK theatrical trailer.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid hijacking thriller, with a strong Sean Connery 22 Jun 2012
By AK TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Ransom (not to be confused with the Mel Gibson movie, as Amazon sems to do in the description) is a pretty interesting 1970s hijacking thriller set in Scandinavia. Sean Connery - the protagonist - is a local army colonel, in charge of resolving a double hostage taking situation - of the British ambassador and his staff on the one hand, and of a plane full of passengers (the getaway vehicle for the terrorists).

While there is some action sequences, these are not the main point - this is not a 70s prequel to Die Hard 2: Die Harder [DVD] [1990], even if things mostly happen at an airport. On the other hand, Sean Connery turns in a strong performance (with some amusing sequences along the lines of 'what do the British do, drink tea all day?') and the plot twists are well judged to keep your interest for the roughly 90 minutes the movie takes.

The movie will never be classed as a classic but it is a good evening in entertainment and can definitely be recommended as a solid thriller.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Which film? 22 Jan 2008
By Natasha Catmur
Format:DVD
Recently watched Mel Gibson one but wanted to know more about the original (Glenn Ford) and intrigued by this Sean Connery one NOT THE MEL GIBSON 1997 ONE! Why are all the reviews for Mel Gibson, which I think was a great film incidentally, but I want to know about this one. Very frustrating.
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0 of 6 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Ransom 20 April 2006
By Mr. David Feltham
Format:DVD
I had to check with the DVD cover because it was written that this film was made in 1997 but the look of the film appeared to be in the 70's tv movie format!!

The acting apart from Ian Mcshane and Sean was awful. Many of the actors were dubbed it sounded like the same voice.

I'm really surprised that actors of a high calibre were in a film like this. They were obviously desperate.
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