Thriller,Drama,Crime,Mystery
United States of America,Italy,United Kingdom
In 1973, John Paul Getty III (known as Paul), the grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $17 million. However, when Jean Paul Getty refused to pay, Paul's mother Gail Harris desperately tried to raise the money herself.
Jean Paul Getty, known as the richest man in the world at the time, was notoriously frugal and refused to pay the ransom, claiming that it would set a dangerous precedent for his other grandchildren. He also believed that Paul was involved in his own kidnapping, and therefore refused to pay.
The kidnappers eventually cut off Paul's ear and sent it to his family as a warning. This sparked public outrage and pressured Getty to pay the ransom. However, even then, he only agreed to pay $2.2 million – the maximum amount that would be tax-deductible.
Despite Gail's best efforts to raise the rest of the money, the kidnappers eventually settled for the reduced amount, and Paul was released after five months in captivity.
The film All the Money in the World, directed by Ridley Scott, portrays the events of the kidnapping and the aftermath, with Michelle Williams playing Gail Harris and Christopher Plummer as Jean Paul Getty, replacing Kevin Spacey after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him.
