| North Sea Hijack | |
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 Original UK film poster | |
| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Written by | Jack Davies |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner |
| Starring | Roger Moore James Mason Anthony Perkins Michael Parks David Hedison |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi |
| Edited by | Alan Strachan |
| Music by | Michael J. Lewis |
Production company | Cinema Seven Productions[1] |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (through Cinema International Corporation) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom[1] |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,993,772 (US only)[2] |
North Sea Hijack (released as ffolkes outside the UK and as Assault Force on US TV[1]) 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 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.