The Final Option

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The Final Option

R,

1982,

2h 4m,

Action

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4 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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4 Reviews

71%

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500+ Ratings

The British receive intelligence that an anti-nuclear militant group is planning to kill the U.S. ambassador at the Iranian embassy. The British Special Air Services enlists the help of Capt. Peter Skellen (Lewis Collins), who is charged with going undercover. But he is quickly found out by the terrorists, and his wife and child are taken hostage. As Skellen attempts to get word to his superiors, the terrorists begin to execute their plan, which leads to a siege at the embassy.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jun 19, 2018

1/4

There are so many errors of judgment, strategy, behavior and simple plausibility in this movie that we just give up and wait for it to end. You know you're in trouble when the movie's audience knows more about terrorism than the terrorists do.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 19, 2023

4/5

…a quick swatch at the Boy’s Own fantasy of Who Dares Wins would stir bloodlust in even the most lily-livered, church-loving, arts-affiliated liberal…

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

May 13, 2022

Messy and meandering until the final 15 minutes when the special forces arrive and business picks up.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 19, 2022

2/4

It's quite daft.

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Han P

Dec 11, 2017

They rushed this film out and it shows. The seduction sequence and the rock concert are genuinely funny without wishing to be. Nice action piece at the end saves it from Razzie status.

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Theodore R

Nov 6, 2017

This film is two hours of waiting followed by 10 minutes of intense action. And when the action comes boy does it come. Lewis Collins is brilliant as the SAS captain and he should have been Bond. RIP Lewis Collins

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Poe W

Mar 19, 2017

Pöhkö aikansa tuote. Pilkkaa ja demonisoi rauhanliikettä hölmösti ja glorifioi "valtiovaltaa". Muutama kova nimi on saatu mukaan joista edukseen erottuu erityisesti Judy Davis ja lyhyen roolin tekevä Widmark. Pääosan Collins on puunaamainen köyhän miehen Bond. ** /5

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Ian Sharp

Director

Lewis Collins

Capt. Peter Skellen

Judy Davis

Frankie Leith

Richard Widmark

Secretary of State Arthur Currie

Robert Webber

General Ira Potter

Edward Woodward

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Synopsis

The British receive intelligence that an anti-nuclear militant group is planning to kill the U.S. ambassador at the Iranian embassy. The British Special Air Services enlists the help of Capt. Peter Skellen (Lewis Collins), who is charged with going undercover. But he is quickly found out by the terrorists, and his wife and child are taken hostage. As Skellen attempts to get word to his superiors, the terrorists begin to execute their plan, which leads to a siege at the embassy.

Director: Ian Sharp
Producer: Euan Lloyd
Screenwriter: George Markstein, Reginald Rose
Production Co: Richmond Light Horse Productions, Varius Entertainment Trading A.G.
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2017
Runtime: 2h 4m

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