Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Roger Moore | ... | Ffolkes | |
James Mason | ... | Admiral Brinsden | |
Anthony Perkins | ... | Kramer | |
Michael Parks | ... | Shulman | |
David Hedison | ... | King | |
Jack Watson | ... | Olafsen | |
George Baker | ... | Fletcher | |
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Jeremy Clyde | ... | Tipping |
David Wood | ... | Herring | |
Faith Brook | ... | Prime Minister | |
Lea Brodie | ... | Sanna | |
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Anthony Pullen Shaw | ... | Ackerman |
Philip O'Brien | ... | Webb | |
John Westbrook | ... | Dawnay | |
Jennifer Hilary | ... | Sarah |
A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy mysogynistic eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. With few other options available, the British Government reluctantly accepts his help. Written by Teresa E Tutt <tuttt@rpi.edu>
If you've seen Roger Moore as The Saint, as 007, as any other character, even if you haven't liked him, you'll enjoy him as "ffolkes," the cat-loving misogynist of this movie. Even though I'm very much a feminist I loved this character. I don't think that the casting of Anthony Perkins was too obvious, I think he brought complications to a simply drawn character. The supernumeraries on either side are just complicated enough to be slightly confusing and still enjoy their conflicts.
This is one of my favorite movies. Of course, so is "Eating Raoul."