The Ransom
- Year: 1977
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Richard Compton
- Length: 90 min
The maniac kills anywhere… anytime! Their agony was his ecstasy!
Film Synopsis
The Ransom (1977) follows a hardened tracker recruited by wealthy landowners after a masked killer begins murdering prominent figures in a desert resort community. As the attacker continues a campaign of targeted killings and demands payment to halt the violence, a manhunt unfolds across the surrounding terrain and confrontations intensify. This thriller blends backwoods pursuit, vigilante action, and social undercurrents in an examination of power, retribution, and the instability of wealth and control.
The Ransom Blu-ray editions
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| Disc Extras | Code Red BD-ALL/US/OOP 2016 |
|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott | |
| Introduction by Katarina Leigh Waters | |
| Mind of a Maniac - Interview with Actor Paul Koslo | |
| Interview with Miller Drake (Former Head of New World Post-Production) | |
| Alternate Opening Title Sequence as “Maniac!” |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Code Red’s Blu-ray was reissued 2017/10/10.
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