North Sea Hijack

Eccentric and cat-loving Counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) is asked by Lloyd's of London to develop a contingency plan should any of the North Sea oil installations they insure be threatened. Months later, a North Sea supply ship named ''Esther'' takes on board a group of men posing as reporters who are to visit the oil production platform ''Jennifer''. The leader of this group, Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins), hijacks the ship; the gangsters attach limpet mines to the legs of ''Jennifer'' and its accompanying oil drilling rig, ''Ruth'', then issue a ransom demand for Pound sterling25 million to the Government of the United Kingdom.<ref name="IMDB"/> ''Esther'''s crew tries to fight back, but is thwarted by Kramer's vigilance, and two of their number end up dead.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 24138
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide February 18, 1980
  • Runtime 100 minutes
  • Genres Thriller Adventure Action
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages French English Hungarian
  • Studio Universal Pictures
  • Production Company Universal Pictures Cinema Seven Productions
  • Production Countries Great Britain
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  • Box Office Worldwide $2,993,772
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