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The Squeeze (1977)

The Squeeze poster
Directed by
Michael Apted
Genre
crime film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former policeman gets pulled back into the criminal underworld when his wife and daughter are kidnapped. He has to use his old skills to track down the kidnappers and save his family.

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What happens

The Squeeze is a 1977 British gangster thriller directed by Michael Apted and starring Stacy Keach, Edward Fox, David Hemmings and Stephen Boyd, in one of his final film performances. It was based on the 1974 novel Whose Little Girl Are You? by Bill James (as David Craig). The screenplay was by Minder creator Leon Griffiths. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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