The Terrorists

Buy This Item The Terrorists by 20th Century Fox  Available from Amazon  $9.98  on 11-16-2008     Sean Connery as a Scandinavian security chief who must find and rescue a British ambassador smuggled into his country. Ian mcshane is the bad guy. Reader Reviews 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. All in all, an efficient Saturday night thriller that doesn't aim high but does deliver.

The Terrorists Available from Amazon Price: $9.98 Updated on 11-16-2008.

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