''Hijack!'' is a 1975 children's drama film directed by

Michael Forlong Michael Forlong (1912–2000) was a New Zealand writer, producer and director. He worked for the New Zealand National Film Unit before moving to England.John O’Shea, ‘A Charmed Life: Fragments of Memory..and Extracts from Conversations’ in F ...

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.

Cast

Richard Morant Richard Morant (30 October 1945 – 9 November 2011) was an English actor. Biography Morant was born in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. His father was the Shakespearean actor Philip Morant (1909–1993). His sister is the actress Angela M ...

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 Derek William Douglas Bond MC (26 January 1920 – 15 October 2006) was a British actor. He was President of the trade union Equity from 1984 to 1986. Life and career Bond was born on 26 January 1920 in Glasgow, Scotland. He attended Haberd ...

as Power Boat Owner * Robert Swales as Policeman

Production

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.".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hijack! 1975 films 1970s British films 1970s English-language films British children's drama films British television films Children's Film Foundation Films directed by Michael Forlong Films scored by Harry Robertson