The Black Windmill
The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.
1974 · 1h 46m · PG
Thriller
Directed by
Don Siegel
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The Black Windmill
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.
Director and cast
- Don Siegel Director
- 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
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