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The Squeeze

The Squeeze

1977Movie⏱️ 1h 44mR
CrimeDramaThriller
6.3
IMDB Rating
931 votes

A dangerous, violent gang kidnaps a woman and her daughter to extort some money from her rich husband. He and her down-on-his-luck ex-cop ex-husband decide to deal with the kidnappers themselves.

Director
Michael Apted
Writers
Leon Griffiths, James Tucker
Stars
Stacy Keach, David Hemmings, Edward Fox
Release Date
March 20, 1977
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
as Jim Naboth
David Hemmings
David Hemmings
as Keith
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
as Foreman
Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd
as Vic
Carol White
Carol White
as Jill
Freddie Starr
Freddie Starr
as Teddy
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Hilary Gasson
as Barbara
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Rod Beacham
as Doctor Jenkins
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Stewart Harwood
as Des
Alan Ford
Alan Ford
as Taff

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Wapping Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Wapping, London, England, UK
Production
Martinat Productions Limited

🏷️ Keywords

gangsterneo noirforced to stripransomkidnapping

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Great, very sweaty, 1970s crime thriller
by earwig1999-05-25

"Early film from Michael Apted (2000 Bond film, The world is not enough, 7up series for TV, etc.) Stacey Keach gives a wonderfully seedy performance playing against type as an English, alcoholic ex-policeman searching for a kidnapped child. Watch out for English comic Freddie Starr in a straight role as Keach's friend and saviour. Filmed in London during the heatwave summer of 1976, most people of my age who were children at the time would remember London like this. The film uses great locations- The Thames, the Underground, tatty 1970s pubs, etc. The opening scene in the Underground stati..."

💡 Did You Know?

Actor Richard Harris turned down the lead role of Jim Naboth that in the end was cast with Stacy Keach.

📖 Synopsis

A dangerous, violent gang kidnaps a woman and her daughter to extort some money from her rich husband. He and her down-on-his-luck ex-cop ex-husband decide to deal with the kidnappers themselves.