Hijack!
Directed byMichael Forlong
Written byMichael Forlong
Produced byMichael Forlong
StarringRichard Morant
James Forlong
Tracy Peel
CinematographyWilliam Jordan
Edited byFrederick Ives
Music byHarry Robertson
Production
company
Michael Forlong Productions
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hijack! is a 1975 children's drama film directed by Michael Forlong.[1]

Synopsis

Three children are taken hostage by a man armed with a hand grenade and flick-knife. He takes them to sea aboard their father's yacht.[1][2]

Cast

  • Richard Morant as Colin
  • James Forlong as Jack
  • Tracy Peel as Jenny
  • Sally Forlong as Lucy
  • David Hitchen as Power Boat Driver
  • Richard Kerrigan as Power Boat Mechanic
  • Derek Bond as Power Boat Owner
  • Robert Swales as Policeman

Production

Sponsored by the Children's Film Foundation.[2] The film was classified as "universal" suitable for audiences aged four years and over.[3]

Reviews

  • 2016 The Children's Film Foundation: History and Legacy - "...The film is packed with enough detail to pass for a visual manual on how to sail a small craft at sea..." "...ranks as one of its best seafaring adventures.".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hijack!". British Film Institute. 1975. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Hijack!". Children's Film and Television Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. "Hijack!". British Board of Film Classification. 16 December 1974. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. Shail, Robert (2016). The Children's Film Foundation: History and Legacy. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9781844578580. OCLC 946705236
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