
Film
Red Fox
1991 · 2h 30m · Thriller
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- 6.3
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Overview
“Red Fox” tells a gripping contemporary tale of kidnapping, terrorism and political intrigue. Based on the book by Gerald Seymour, with a screenplay by James McManus, it tells the story of when Geoffrey Harrison (Brian Cox), a top executive with British Defence Industries, is kidnapped in Paris and, when held to ransom, his company and the British Embassy are unwilling to meet his captors demands. Wanting to avoid publicity and secure a lucrative French defence contract, matters are made worse when the British and French Governments refuse to negotiate with the kidnappers. Archie Carpenter (John Hurt), Head of Internal Security at BDI, is assigned to investigate the kidnapping, and finds an unexpected ally in an Paul de Vigny (Didier Flamand), an agent with the French MI5. As Harrison’s fate hangs in the balance, Carpenter risks his life in the fight to save him but the nightmare has only just begun…
Cast

John Hurt
Archie Carpenter

Jane Birkin
Violet Harrison

Brian Cox
Geoffrey Harrison

Didier Flamand
Paul De Vigny

François Négret
Louis

Geoffrey Whitehead
British Ambassador

Michael Thomas
Johnson
David Savile
Sir David Adams

John Vine
Woodley
Crew
- Ian ToyntonDirector · Producer
- James McManusWriter
- Gerald SeymourNovel
- Adrian BateProducer
- Muir SutherlandExecutive Producer
- Ray ParslowDirector of Photography
- Alan ParkerOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- December 8, 1991
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- Thriller
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