The Black Windmill
The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.
- 1974
- Rated PG
- 1h 46m
- Thriller
Rating: 6.3 out of 10TMDB(100 votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $1.5M budget
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Based on
Based on Seven Days to a Killing
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Setting
Set in London
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Music
Music by Roy Budd
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ousama Rawi
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Clive EgletonNovel
- Leigh VanceScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 1974
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, France, United States of America
Production
Cast
Michael CaineMaj. John Tarrant
Donald PleasenceCedric Harper
Delphine SeyrigCeil Burrows
Clive RevillAlf Chestermann
John VernonMcKee
Joss AcklandChief Supt. Wray
Janet SuzmanAlex Tarrant
Catherine SchellLady Melissa Julyan
Joseph O'ConorSir Edward Julyan
Denis QuilleyBateson
Derek NewarkMonitoring Policeman
Edward HardwickeMike McCarthy- Maureen PryorJane Harper
Joyce CareyMiss Monley- Preston LockwoodIlkeston
- Molly UrquhartMargaret
David DakerMI5 Man
Hermione BaddeleyHetty
Patrick BarrGen. St. John
Yves AfonsoJacques (uncredited)
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