Rent North Sea Hijack (1980)
3.2 of 5 from 84 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Rufus Excalibur Ffolkes (Roger Moore) is an eccentric underwater saboteur who can't stand women but who loves cats. Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins) is a psychotic madman who's determined to blow up the largest oil rig in the North Sea unless the British Government pays him a king's ransom. Heart stopping battle of nerves where every second ticks towards a shattering finale. When Kramer announces his deadly plans, it's up to Ffolkes and his crack aquatic team to outwit him at his own deadly game - in less than 24 hours. James Mason co-stars in this offbeat thriller that mixes high seas adventure with a touch of English humour and class.
- Actors:
- Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, David Hedison, Jack Watson, George Baker, Jeremy Clyde, David Wood, Faith Brook, Lea Brodie, Anthony Pullen Shaw, Philip O'Brien, John Westbrook, Jennifer Hilary, John Lee, Brook Williams, Tim Bentinck, Sabu Kimura, Eiji Kusuhara
- Directors:
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Producers:
- Elliott Kastner
- Writers:
- Jack Davies
- Aka:
- ffolkes / Assault Force
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Fictional British Prime Ministers On Screen, Getting to Know: James Mason, Top 10 Films of 1979
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/03/2020
- Run Time:
- 100 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- A Meat and Potatoes Movie - Interview with Actor Jeremy Clyde
- North Atlantic High Jinks - Interview with Actor David Wood
- The Ffall Guy - Interview with Stuntman Dinny Powell
- Rigging the Explosives - Interview with Special Effect Supervisor John Richardson
- Alternative "Ffolkes" Title Sequence
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of North Sea Hijack
Note: Different title - North Sea Hijack review by AW
I didn't look closely enough at the description, just thought it was another vehicle with Roger Moore or James Mason, only to realise I've already seen this 1980 film several times as it was originally entitled "ffolkes" .
Pretty good drama however about the highjacking of a North Sea oil rig.
Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, George Baker, David Hedison, Faith Brook, and Jeremy Clyde also star.
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