The Black Windmill (1974)
The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.
106 min
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.
- Release date
- May 17, 1974
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, Australia
- Music
- Roy Budd
- Budget
- $1,500,000
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Trailer
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
- Janet Suzman as Alex Tarrant
- Catherine Schell as Lady Melissa Julyan
- Joseph O'Conor as Sir Edward Julyan
- Denis Quilley as Bateson
- Derek Newark as Monitoring Policeman
- Edward Hardwicke as Mike McCarthy
- Maureen Pryor as Jane Harper
- Joyce Carey as Miss Monley
- Preston Lockwood as Ilkeston
- Molly Urquhart as Margaret
- David Daker as MI5 Man
- Hermione Baddeley as Hetty
- Patrick Barr as Gen. St. John
- Yves Afonso as Jacques (uncredited)
- Murray Brown as Doctor (uncredited)
- Robert Dorning as Jeweller (uncredited)
- Jill Goldston as Commuter (uncredited)
- Charlie Gray as Tourist (uncredited)
Crew
- Don Siegel · Director
- Leigh Vance · Writer
- Clive Egleton · Writer
- Don Siegel · Producer
- Roy Budd · Composer
- Ousama Rawi · Cinematographer
- Antony Gibbs · Editor