The Ransom

1977

Action / Crime / Thriller

8
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 727 727

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Plot summary

A Native American travels around a resort town, murdering cops and rich people with a high-powered crossbow, while demanding that the town's richest residents pay him money to stop the killings.

Director

Richard Compton Photo
Richard Compton

Top cast

Arch Archambault Photo
Arch Archambault as Insp. Davey
John Ireland Photo
John Ireland as Chief Haliburton
James Mitchum Photo
James Mitchum as Tracker
Stuart Whitman Photo
Stuart Whitman as William Whitaker
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620.16 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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1.32 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by merklekranz 6 / 10

Understanding "Assault on Paradise" is like trying to burn snow.........Impossible.

Paul Koslo appears to be a crossbow killing phantom, since he often shows up out of nowhere, with no obvious means of getting there other than wings. His meaningless rants about the wind, only deepens a total mystery regarding his motivation for extorting the rich. Either an awful lot of this film wound up on the cutting room floor, or this is one of the most underdeveloped scripts ever. Stuart Whitman and Oliver Reed are charged with ending Koslo's mayhem, but to no avail as they seem to be constantly chasing smoke that simply disappears. Throw in the fastest seduction on film between Reed and Deborah Raffin, car chases for the sake of car chases, and you pretty much get the idea. The movie is watchable, because the desert scenery magnificent, but believability is nowhere to be found. MERK
Reviewed by Coventry 5 / 10

Hide & seek with the B-movie all-stars!

"The Ransom" has a great basic premise, about a lone (wannabe?) native American who kills random rich people with his crossbow and threatens to continue until the corrupt landowners in his county pay him $3,000,000. "The Ransom" also has an ensemble cast that is every B-movie fanatic's dream come true, including Oliver Reed, John Ireland, Paul Kelso, James Mitchum, and Stuart Whitman. Put two and two together and you've got an unhinged 70s action/exploitation classic, you'd think, but somehow this film is only mediocre. Not great, certainly not bad, ...just mediocre.None of the characters are particularly memorable. Reed, as the hired hunter, isn't the eccentric or relentless psychopath he could have been in a role like this. Whitman, as the leader of the rich pack, is a jerk but not the loathsome creep he could - and should - have been. And something similar can be said about all characters. Deborah Raffin, the only woman in the cast, got the worst deal. Her character is docile, naïve, and redundant. The script is severely lacking as well. Reed and C° hunt for loony Kelso, but they don't really have a plan. So, the latter just hides out in the desert, or in Whitman's giant mansion, or within the crowd during the town's folk festival, and occasionally shoots a few arrows in people's stomachs. Still though, it's enjoyable 70s guff, with a handful of cool scenes and a neat soundtrack.
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