The Ransom

The Ransom is a 1977 American thriller film directed by Richard Compton and starring Oliver Reed, Deborah Raffin, Stuart Whitman and James Mitchum. It is also known by the alternative titles Assault in Paradise and Maniac. Plot Cast Oliver Reed as Nick McCormick Deborah Raffin as Cindy Simmons Stuart Whitman as William Whitaker James Mitchum as Tracker John Ireland as Chief Haliburton Paul Koslo as Victor Arch Archambault as Insp. Davey Robert Lussier as Wolf Dennis Redfield as Jackson Kipp Whitman as Officer Steiner Bill Allen as Carson the Butler Daniel Knapp as T.J. Caulfield Production In a 1978 interview with the Los Angeles Times, co-screenwriter Ronald Silkosky said that the film had been heavily trimmed by New World Pictures prior to release.