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North Sea Hijack (released as ffolkes outside the UK and as Assault Force on US TV [1]) is a 1980 British adventure film starring Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins and Michael Parks. It was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and adapted by Jack Davies from his novel, Esther, Ruth and Jennifer.
Apr 18, 1980 · A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy misogynistic eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists.
- (5.9K)
- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- 1980-04-18
Jul 3, 2017 · Rufus Excaliber ffolkes — small ‘f’ — is a freelance anti-terrorism expert who runs a strict training camp populated by a small group of ex-military men. He’s a no-nonsense kind of guy, as...
ffolkes is an admirably crisp, incisive counter-terrorist thriller, the most proficient and entertaining movie of its kind since Richard Lester's Juggernaut. Such eccentric coating on basically...
- (7)
- Andrew V. Mclaglen
- PG
- Roger Moore
Jun 14, 2010 · ffolkes, in other words, is a through-the-looking-glass version of today’s crisis, a movie where environmentally conscious, capable Brits clean up a mess caused by greedy, destructive Americans...
I do clearly recall him discussing Andrew V. McLaglen’s ffolkes (better known in the United Kingdom, where the film was originally released, as North Sea Hijack). In this new suspense-thriller Moore shared he would co-star with actors James Mason and Anthony Perkins.
Aug 12, 2003 · Based on a novel by Jack Davies, the movie follows the adventures of Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (portrayed by Roger Moore), a frogman turned counter-terrorism consultant for private industry such as insurance companies and the government of the United Kingdom.
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