Thriller ·Action ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1974 · 1h 46m

The Black Windmill

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Director
Don Siegel
Cast
Michael Caine as Maj. John Tarrant Donald Pleasence as Cedric Harper Delphine Seyrig as Ceil Burrows Clive Revill as Alf Chestermann John Vernon as McKee Joss Ackland as Chief Supt. Wray
Crew
Ousama Rawi — Director of Photography Antony Gibbs — Editor Roy Budd — Original Music Composer Leigh Vance — Screenplay Clive Egleton — Novel Don Siegel — Producer
Tagline

The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.

Synopsis

A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.

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Mood & Themes
london, englandparis, francechasediamondransomundergroundspysubwaysonrevengemurdervigilante
Key Collaborators
Don Siegel Director Ousama Rawi Director of Photography Antony Gibbs Editor Roy Budd Original Music Composer Leigh Vance Screenplay Clive Egleton Novel Don Siegel Producer Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
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