

The Price
1985-01-10 · 360 min · Not rated
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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- Directors
- Peter Smith
- Production companies
- RTÉ, Telepictures
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Peter BarkworthGeoffrey Carr
Harriet WalterFrances Carr
Aingeal GrehanKate
Simon JonesLansbury
Derek ThompsonFrank Crossan
Adrian DunbarWilly
Hugh FraserRichard Lefray
Nicholas JonesAndrew
John KavanaghKearney
Susanna ReidClare
Linda SpurrierMargaret
Denys HawthorneDoherty
Mark MulhollandWatson
Oliver MaguireMcLaughlinTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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