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{{Infobox Movie | |||
|name = Ffolkes / North Sea Hijack | |||
|picture = Ffolkes Poster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Cinema Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | |||
|director = [[Andrew V. McLaglen]] | |||
|date= 1979 | |||
|language = | |||
|studio= Cinema Seven Productions | |||
|distributor=Universal / CIC | |||
|character1=Rufus Excalibur ffolkes | |||
|actor1=[[Roger Moore]] | |||
|character2=Lou Kramer | |||
|actor2=[[Anthony Perkins]] | |||
|character3=Harold Shulman | |||
|actor3=[[Michael Parks]] | |||
|character4=Captain Olafsen | |||
|actor4=[[Jack Watson]] | |||
|character5=Sanna | |||
|actor5=[[Lea Brodie]] | |||
|character6=Admiral Brindsen | |||
|actor6=[[James Mason]] | |||
|character7=Prime Minister | |||
|actor7=Faith Brook | |||
|character8= | |||
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'''''Ffolkes''''' (US release title) or '''''North Sea Hijack''''' (original UK release title) is a 1979 British action movie directed by [[Andrew V. McLaglen]] and starring [[Roger Moore]] as eccentric freelance counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (with two lower case ''f'''s). | '''''Ffolkes''''' (US release title) or '''''North Sea Hijack''''' (original UK release title) is a 1979 British action movie directed by [[Andrew V. McLaglen]] and starring [[Roger Moore]] as eccentric freelance counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (with two lower case ''f'''s). | ||
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== Llama XVIII Especial == | == Llama XVIII Especial == | ||
When Rufus Excalibur ffolkes ([[Roger Moore]]) went to negotiate with the hijackers he had a pocket pistol hidden inside his naval cap. This pistol is | When Rufus Excalibur ffolkes ([[Roger Moore]]) went to negotiate with the hijackers, he had a pocket pistol hidden inside his naval cap. This pistol is a Spanish [[Llama XVIII Especial]] .25 calibre pistol. | ||
[[Image:LlamaXVIII.25acpleft.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Llama XVIII Especial - 6.35mm / .25ACP]] | [[Image:LlamaXVIII.25acpleft.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Llama XVIII Especial - 6.35mm / .25ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Ffolkes-Pocket-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rufus Excalibur ffolkes ([[Roger Moore]]), dressed as naval officer, cocks his pocket pistol.]] | [[Image:Ffolkes-Pocket-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rufus Excalibur ffolkes ([[Roger Moore]]), dressed as naval officer, cocks his pocket pistol.]] | ||
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Ffolkes (US release title) or North Sea Hijack (original UK release title) is a 1979 British action movie directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Roger Moore as eccentric freelance counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (with two lower case f's).
The following weapons are seen in the movie Ffolkes:
Handguns
SIG P210 Pistol
Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins), the leader of hijackers, and several of his men are armed with SIG P210 pistols.
M1911A1 Pistol
Robert Ackerman (Anthony Pullen Shaw), one of Kramer's men, is armed with M1911A1 pistol in one scene (later it switches to Inglis Hi-Power). When Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) covertly infiltrated the ship he is also armed with M1911A1 pistol.
Inglis Hi-Power Pistol
Ackerman's (Anthony Pullen Shaw) M1911A1 switches to Inglis Hi-Power in the final scene.
Smith & Wesson Model 29 Revolver
Harold Shulman (Michael Parks), the second-in-command of hijackers, is armed with Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver. In several scenes he changes it to SIG P210 pistol and back.
Webley Revolver
A Webley revolver is seen in hands of Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) when he is preparing his bag for a trip to London. It is hard to identify the revolver for sure but most likely it is Mk VI.
Llama XVIII Especial
When Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) went to negotiate with the hijackers, he had a pocket pistol hidden inside his naval cap. This pistol is a Spanish Llama XVIII Especial .25 calibre pistol.
Submachine guns
Uzi
Two of the hijackers, Saburo Yakamoto (Sabu Kimura) and Eiji Tanaka (Eiji Kusuhara), are armed with Uzi submachine guns.
Other weapon
Spear Gun
Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) and his men use spear guns in the final scene.
Hand Grenade
Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) use live grenades when training frogmen.
Limpet mine
Limpet mines are used by Kramer's men to mine oil production platform "Jennifer" and oil drilling rig "Ruth".
