Connery's Greatest Performance?

Whatever the flaws of Outland and The Presidio, Connery's work as an actor with Hyams was exemplary in both films. The character he plays in this movie is both tough and vulnerable, and Connery plays the part to the hilt, yet in a totally authentic and understated way. I like that he is essentially playing a working class average Joe (much like his own background) as opposed to an exotic or larger than life character - or a father figure/mentor - as he did in many of his later films. His "I wanted to see if they're right" monologue on the squash court is simply fantastic, as is his choking back of tears while talking to his son on the vid screen. He's very subtle, and neither over nor under plays it. Fantastic performance.

Oh, Peter Boyle was wonderfully slimy in this one as the villian. Sternhagen and the actress who played the wife were also very good, as was James B. Sikking as Connery's corrupt deputy. Really, only the child actor left something to be desired