The Black Windmill (1974)
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Michael Caine stars as an espionage agent whose young son is kidnapped. Complicating matters is the fact that the kidnappers (John Vernon and Delphine Seyrig) are Caine's own colleagues. They want to secure Caine's aid in rounding up a diamond smuggling ring, and they don't care who they have to hurt to do so. He agrees to go along, all the while searching for his missing son. Janet Suzman co-stars as Caine's estranged wife, who is compelled to join him in his search. Helmed by veteran filmmaker Don Siegel, The Black Windmill is based on Seven Days to a Killing, a novel by Clive Egleton. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, (more)
- Director(s):
- Don Siegel
Synopsis of The Black Windmill
Michael Caine stars as an espionage agent whose young son is kidnapped. Complicating matters is the fact that the kidnappers (John Vernon and Delphine Seyrig) are Caine's own colleagues. They want to secure Caine's aid in rounding up a diamond smuggling ring, and they don't care who they have to hurt to do so. He agrees to go along, all the while searching for his missing son. Janet Suzman co-stars as Caine's estranged wife, who is compelled to join him in his search. Helmed by veteran filmmaker Don Siegel, The Black Windmill is based on Seven Days to a Killing, a novel by Clive Egleton. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Black Windmill
- Michael Caine - Maj. John Tarrant
- Delphine Seyrig - Ceil Burrows
- John Vernon - McKee
- Hermione Baddeley - Hetty
- Murray Brown - Doctor
- Brenda Cowling - Pleasant Secretary
- John Rhys-Davies - Special Policeman
- John Harvey - Heppenstal
- Russell Napier - Adm. Ballentyne
- Joseph O'Conor - Sir Edward Julyan
- Denis Quilley - Bateson
- Janet Suzman - Alex Tarrant
- George A. Cooper - Pincus
- Frank Henson - S.P. Driver
- Derek Lord - Sollars
- Donald Pleasence - Cedric Harper
- Clive Revill - Alf Chestermann
- Joss Ackland - Chief Superintendent Wray
- Patrick Barr - Gen. St. John
- Joyce Carey - Harper's Secretary
- David Daker - Thickset M.I. 5 Man
- Edward Hardwicke - Mike McCarthy
- Preston Lockwood - Ilkeston
- Derek Newark - Monitoring Policeman
- Maureen Pryor - Jane Harper
- Catherine Schell - Lady Julyan
- Molly Urquhart - Margaret
- Paul Humpoletz - Tomkins
- Hilary Sesta - Ilkeston's Secretary
- Michael Segal - Postman
- Director(s):
- Don Siegel
- Writer(s):
- Leigh Vance
- Producer(s):
- Don Siegel
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