- HD 1080
- Runtime: 100m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
- Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
- Stars: Roger Moore, Anthony Perkins, James Mason, David Hedison, Michael Parks
- keywords: sea, based on novel or book, ransom, north sea, terrorism, oil rig , eccentric man
- Production_studio: Universal Pictures, Cinema Seven Productions
- Slogan: When the next 12 hours could cost you 1,000 million pounds and 600 lives you need a man who lives second by second
- The North Sea Hijack is featured in the top rankings of 1980
- #32 in Top Action Movies of 1980
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.