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The Terrorists

Play trailer Poster for The Terrorists PG,  1974,  1h 37m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 57% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 18% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 18% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Attempting to secure the release of political prisoners, a terrorist group, led by the fierce Ray Petrie (Ian McShane), takes over a British plane. Tough Scandinavian operative Nils Tahlvik (Sean Connery) is sent in to deal with the armed men and free the aircraft's passengers. Unfortunately for Tahlvik, the terrorists prove to be quite formidable. Meanwhile, another unit of the same extremist organization is holding an English ambassador hostage, which further complicates matters.

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Helen Frizell Sydney Morning Herald Oct 12, 2023
The pace is fast, the action hot, and the ending an absolute stunner. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Apr 7, 2026
3/5
‘…well shot by Sven Nykvist, with impressive pyhsical work in and around the stationary plane, Ransom isn’t actually awful to watch; there’s a mystery, a tense situation, and the mystery is solved, even if the solution is less than satisfying…’ Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Dec 8, 2020
6/10
It is an excellent fit for a lazy Sunday afternoon: pleasing its audience enough to be worth the time spent in watching it, but also inessential enough to be viewed with one eye on a smartphone or newspaper. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 8, 2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 30, 2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 25, 2004
C+
A typical action yarn about political terrorism that got waylaid by an intricate plot line that never quite made sense. Go to Full Review
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Harry R May 16, 2018 this is a pretty cool movie about old school terrorists.
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Cast & Crew

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Caspar Wrede

Director

Sean Connery

Col. Nils Tahlvik

Ian McShane

Ray Petrie

Norman Bristow

Capt. Denver

Jeffry Wickham

Capt. Frank Barnes

Isabel Dean

Mrs. Palmer

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The Terrorists

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Movie Info

Synopsis Attempting to secure the release of political prisoners, a terrorist group, led by the fierce Ray Petrie (Ian McShane), takes over a British plane. Tough Scandinavian operative Nils Tahlvik (Sean Connery) is sent in to deal with the armed men and free the aircraft's passengers. Unfortunately for Tahlvik, the terrorists prove to be quite formidable. Meanwhile, another unit of the same extremist organization is holding an English ambassador hostage, which further complicates matters.
Director
Caspar Wrede
Producer
Peter Rawley
Screenwriter
Paul Wheeler
Production Co
Lion International, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 16, 2003
Runtime
1h 37m
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