Red Fox (1991)
2h 30m
Running Time
December 8, 1991Release Date
Red Fox (1991)
2h 30m
Running Time
December 8, 1991Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
“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…
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Cast & Crew.
John Hurt
Archie Carpenter
Jane Birkin
Violet Harrison
Didier Flamand
Paul De Vigny
François Négret
Louis
Brian Cox
Geoffrey Harrison
Geoffrey Whitehead
British Ambassador
Michael Thomas
Johnson
Michael Thomas
Johnson
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This Movie Is About.
kidnapping
Wiki.
Red Fox is a British television film, a thriller based on the international bestselling 1979 novel of the same name by Gerald Seymour. Originally aired on ITV in two parts on 8 and 15 December 1991, it stars John Hurt, Jane Birkin, Didier Flamand, François Négret, and Brian Cox. It was produced by Celtic Films in association with LWT for the ITV network.