North Sea Hijack (1979)

Original title

ffolkes

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Genre

action film, adventure film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy oil platform in the North Sea is taken over by a group of hijackers. An eccentric, cat-loving strategist named ffolkes is hired to lead a counter-attack with a team of divers.

lightheartedadventurousquirkywittydryly humorousoffbeatsuspensefulmale-driven

What happens

North Sea Hijack (released as ffolkes outside the UK and as Assault Force on US TV) 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 1979 novel Esther, Ruth and Jennifer. This film was a vehicle for both Moore and Perkins to try to escape typecasting. Previously, Moore had been practically typecast as a womanising, happy-go-lucky playboy in such series as The Saint, The Persuaders! and as James Bond. In contrast to those parts, he portrays a bearded, eccentric, arrogant, cat-loving chauvinist with master strategist skills who does needlepoint embroidery and drinks scotch whisky immoderately. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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