The Black Windmill (1974)

Directed by

Don Siegel

Genre

spy film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British intelligence officer's son is kidnapped. He must follow the kidnappers' demands while navigating a web of loyalty and distrust in his own agency.

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What happens

The Black Windmill is a 1974 spy thriller film directed and produced by Don Siegel, and starring Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Delphine Seyrig, Clive Revill, John Vernon, Joss Ackland and Janet Suzman. Caine portrays a British intelligence officer whose son is kidnapped and held for ransom. The screenplay is based on Clive Egleton's 1973 novel Seven Days to a Killing. The film was a British and American co-production, distributed by Universal Pictures (internationally from Cinema International Corporation). It premiered in New York City on May 17, 1974, and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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