Ransom!

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Ransom!

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Directed by Alex Segal
Produced by Nicholas Nayfack
Written by Cyril Hume
Richard Maibaum
Starring Glenn Ford
Donna Reed
Leslie Nielsen
Music by Jeff Alexander
Cinematography Arthur E. Arling
Editing by Ferris Webster
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) January 24, 1956
Running time 109 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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For other uses of the term, see Ransom (disambiguation).

Ransom! is a 1956 crime drama examining the reactions of parents, police, and the public to a kidnapping. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film was based on a popular episode of "The United States Steel Hour" titled "Fearful Decision," which aired in 1954. Directed by stage and television veteran Alex Segal, the film starred Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen.

The film and original teleplay were remade by Ron Howard as the 1996 film Ransom.

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Andy Stannard (Bobby Clark) is kidnapped from his school by a nurse claiming that he is needed immediately by the family doctor. His shaken parents, David and Edith (Glenn Ford and Donna Reed), notify the police and immediately begin falling apart. Confounded by the realization that the odds are his son won't be returned with or without paying the ransom, David turns the tables on the kidnappers, offering a reward for their capture. Will Andy be returned?

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  • French : La Rançon
  • Austria and West Germany: Menschenraub
  • USA: Fearful Decision
  • Finland: Puhelu tuntemattomalta
  • Spain: Rapto
  • Argentina: Rescate
  • Italy: Ricatto più vile, Il
  • Sweden: Signal från okänd
  • Poland: Okup

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