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When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by The People's Lobby, a fanatical group aiming to hold several US dignitaries hostage. But Skellen's dismissal is a front to enable him to get close to the terrorist group. Can he get close enough to stop the Lobby from creating an international incident?
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Lewis CollinsCapt. Peter Skellen
- Judy DavisFrankie Leith
- Richard WidmarkSecretary of State Arthur Currie
- Edward WoodwardCommander Powell
- Robert WebberGeneral Ira Potter
- Kenneth GriffithBishop Crick
- Maurice RoëvesMajor Steele
- Ingrid PittHelga
- Patrick AllenPolice Commissioner
- Tony DoyleCol. Hadley
Crew
- Ian SharpDirector
- Reginald RoseScreenplay
- James FollettNovel
- Phil MeheuxDirector of Photography
- Roy BuddOriginal Music Composer
- John GroverEditor
- Euan LloydProducer
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