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The Price

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

0.0(0)19856h 0m1

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.

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Language
English
  • ransom
  • kidnapping
  • ira (irish republican army)

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Director

Peter Smith

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Ireland, United Kingdom

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)10 Jan 1985

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The Price was released on 10 January 1985.

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