The Terrorists (1974)
Ransom
Hijackers. Kidnappers. Killers. Only one man can stop them.
89 min
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...
- Release date
- December 6, 1974
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- Sean Connery as Tahlvik
- Ian McShane as Petrie
- Jeffry Wickham as Barnes
- Isabel Dean as Mrs. Palmer
- Robert Harris as Palmer
- James Maxwell as Bernhard
- Harry Landis as Lookout Pilot
- Alf Malland as Police Inspector
- Christopher Ellison as Pete
- William Fox as Ferris
- Preston Lockwood as Brigadier Hislop
- John Quentin as Shepherd
- Richard Hampton as Joe
- Kaare Kroppan as Donner
- Frimann Falck Clausen as Schmidt
- Knut M. Hansson as Matson
- Malcolm Rennie as Terry
- Norman Bristow as Denver
Crew
- Casper Wrede · Director
- Paul Wheeler · Writer
- Peter Rawley · Producer
- Jerry Goldsmith · Composer
- Sven Nykvist · Cinematographer
- Eric Boyd-Perkins · Editor
- Lesley De Pettit · Casting director