The Price
Brutal terror and financial intrigue clash in this stylish, edgy thriller from Channel 4
1985 | 360m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Peter Smith |
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| Writer: | Peter Ransley |
| Staring: |
| Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 10, 1985 |
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| Director: | Peter Smith |
| Writer: | Peter Ransley |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | ransom, kidnapping, ira (irish republican army) |
| Production Companies | RTÉ, Telepictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Peter Barkworth | Geoffrey Carr |
| Harriet Walter | Frances Carr |
| Aingeal Grehan | Kate |
| Simon Jones | Lansbury |
| Derek Thompson | Frank Crossan |
| Adrian Dunbar | Willy |
| Hugh Fraser | Richard Lefray |
| Nicholas Jones | Andrew |
| John Kavanagh | Kearney |
| Susanna Reid | Clare |
| David Lyon | Simon |
| Linda Spurrier | Margaret |
| Denys Hawthorne | Doherty |
| Mark Mulholland | Watson |
| Colm Hefferon | Garda Twomey |
| Peadar Lamb | O'Hanlon |
| Ruth Hegarty | Eileen |
| Oliver Maguire | McLaughlin |
| Name | Job |
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| Peter Smith | Director |
| Peter Ransley | Writer |
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