The Squeeze
“They'd bust your head just for the hell of it. So think what they'd do for $500,000!”
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Cast
Stacy Keach 
David Hemmings 
Edward Fox 
Stephen Boyd 
Carol White Freddie Starr
Credits
Written by: Leon Griffiths
Plot
An alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved in a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter of a friend from a brutal gangster mob.
Sinekatalog’s take
A British thriller about a drunken ex-cop trying to rescue a kidnapped girl from gangsters. Gritty and tough. Recommended for fans of hard-boiled London crime.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (974 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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