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The Price

Brutal terror and financial intrigue clash in this stylish, edgy thriller from Channel 4

1985 6 hours
70/100

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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.

Released

10th January 1985

41 years ago

Runtime

6 hours

Finishes at 2:38pm

Ratings and awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

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    7/10

  • FilmFlow Logo

    70%

Directed by

Peter Smith

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Written by

Peter Ransley

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