The Squeeze

The Squeeze

They'd bust your head just for the hell of it. So think what they'd do for $500,000!

R 1977 · 104 min · ★ 5.5 · Thriller, Crime

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.

Directed by Michael Apted · Written by Leon Griffiths

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