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    The Black Windmill

    106'

    1974-05-17

    6.3

    The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.

    Thriller

    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.

    DirectingDon SiegelWritingClive Egleton

    Cast

    7

    Maj. John Tarrant

    Michael Caine

    2

    Cedric Harper

    Donald Pleasence

    2

    Ceil Burrows

    Delphine Seyrig

    2

    Alf Chestermann

    Clive Revill

    2

    McKee

    John Vernon

    2

    Chief Supt. Wray

    Joss Ackland

    1

    Alex Tarrant

    Janet Suzman

    1

    Lady Melissa Julyan

    Catherine Schell

    1

    Sir Edward Julyan

    Joseph O'Conor

    1

    Bateson

    Denis Quilley

    1

    Monitoring Policeman

    Derek Newark

    1

    Mike McCarthy

    Edward Hardwicke

    2

    Jane Harper

    Maureen Pryor

    1

    Miss Monley

    Joyce Carey

    1

    Ilkeston

    Preston Lockwood

    2

    Margaret

    Molly Urquhart

    1

    MI5 Man

    David Daker

    1

    Hetty

    Hermione Baddeley

    1

    Gen. St. John

    Patrick Barr

    1

    Jacques (uncredited)

    Yves Afonso

    1

    Shadow (uncredited)

    Del Baker

    1

    Doctor (uncredited)

    Murray Brown

    1

    M15 Man (uncredited)

    Les Conrad

    1

    Pincus (uncredited)

    George Lane Cooper

    1

    Secretary (uncredited)

    Brenda Cowling

    1

    Jeweller (uncredited)

    Robert Dorning

    1

    M15 Man (uncredited)

    Roy Everson

    1

    Manageress (uncredited)

    Nancy Gabrielle

    1

    Commuter (uncredited)

    Jill Goldston

    1

    Tourist (uncredited)

    Charlie Gray

    1

    Customs Officer (uncredited)

    Peter Halliday

    Details:

    • Budget: 1500000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
      2. France
      3. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Universal Pictures
      2. The Zanuck/Brown Company
    • Vote Count: 100
    • Popularity: 1.3429
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Black Windmill

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