In the film Cliffhanger , there is a fake rescue .
The rescue turns out to be a fake ; the two climbers are taken prisoner by a group of ruthless thieves led by former Military Intelligence member Eric Qualen ( John Lithgow ) , who seeks to recover three suitcases containing $ 100 million in uncirculated $ 1,000 bills belonging to the United States Department of the Treasury .
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