by Michael Betzold
synopsis
Released in the U.S. under the title The Final Option, this action thriller was produced and set in Great Britain. The British Special Air Services, an anti-terrorist group, is pitted against an organization of international terrorists who plan to take over the U.S. Embassy in London and hold everyone hostage. Captain Skellen (Louis Collins), a member of the Special Air Services, assumes a false identity in order to infiltrate the terrorists, who are rogue members of the anti-nuclear-weapons movement -- and uncover their plans. Judy Davis appears as Frankie, a key member of the anti-nuclear group.
characteristics
- Terrorism
- Politician
- Political
- Nuclear-war
- Nuclear-holocaust
- Terrorist
- Underground [counterculture]
- Intrigue
- Detective
- Commando
- Diplomacy
- Diplomat
- Hostage
- Espionage
- Britain
