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Red Fox

5.0/10

Release: 08/12/1991

Duration: 2h 30m

Red Fox

“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…

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English, French

Director:Ian Toynton

Writers

Production

Celtic Films Entertainment

LWT

Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

Archie Carpenter

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Violet Harrison

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Geoffrey Harrison

Didier Flamand

Didier Flamand

Paul De Vigny

Geoffrey Whitehead

Geoffrey Whiteh..

British Ambassado..

David Savile

David Savile

Sir David Adams

John Vine

John Vine

Woodley

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