What is the duration of Ransom?

The duration of Ransom is 95 mins.

What is the original language of Ransom?

The original language of Ransom is English.

Ransom was directed by Casper Wrede.

Which studio made Ransom?

Ransom was produced by Lion International.

Ransom 1974

Q: Does Ransom have end credit scenes?

Ransom does not have end credit scenes.

Thriller

Action

Drama

Runtime

95 mins

Language

English

After bomb attacks in London, terrorists kidnap Britain’s ambassador to Scandinavia and hold him in his own home. At the same time, a separate group hijacks an airliner at the capital airport, demanding their terms be met before releasing the passengers. Colonel Nils Tahlvik, security chief, leads an assault, but unseen forces thwart his efforts.

Lion International

Studio

Casper Wrede

Director

Does Ransom have end credit scenes?

No!

Ransom does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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A small group of terrorists have seized the British ambassador to the fictitious country of Scandinavia, holding him hostage in his residence. Ambassador Palmer Robert Harris becomes a focal point of a high-stakes standoff as Scandinavia’s head of security, Col. Nils Tahlvik Sean Connery, pushes for a hard line, only to be overruled by both Scandinavian and British governments who insist that the terrorists’ demands be met.

A passenger aeroplane arriving at the capital’s airport is hijacked by another small group led by Ray Petrie Ian McShane, and the aeroplane ends up parked on an isolated taxiway. Petrie, known to Shepherd, convinces Martin Shepherd John Quentin, leader of the hostage group, that their best chance is to leave on the hijacked plane, not on a military craft as originally planned.

Tahlvik and a team of military commandos mount several attempts to thwart the plan, but nothing seems to work out as hopes begin to narrow.

As the crisis deepens, Tahlvik uncovers a startling truth: the people on the airplane are not mere terrorists but British secret operatives intent on capturing Shepherd, and the British officials have been misleading the Scandinavian authorities and undermining his authority. This revelation reframes the entire confrontation and forces a reckoning between covert agendas and visible loyalties.

In a decisive final move, Tahlvik boards the aeroplane alone just before takeoff, triggering a gunfight between the two factions that ends with the deaths of Martin Shepherd and Ray Petrie. The crisis leaves a tangled aftermath for diplomacy, trust, and the delicate balance of power between nations.

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LD Ambulance MkIII

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1972

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R /5

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1972

BS 110 V

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1968

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1969

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1970

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