The Black Windmill (1974)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.4513 |
Directed By
Don Siegel
Crew
Don Siegel
Freddie Williamson
Clive Egleton
Anthony Mendleson
Antony Gibbs
Eva Monley
Peter Murton
Ousama Rawi
Leigh Vance
Richard D. Zanuck
Kip Gowans
David Brown
Gerry Humphreys
Roy Budd
John W. Mitchell
Les Wiggins
Colin Davidson
Don Siegel
Nobby Cross
Rosemary Burrows
Angela Allen
Dewi Humphreys
James Devis
Scott Hale
TOP CAST
Michael Caine
Maj. John Tarrant
Donald Pleasence
Cedric Harper
Delphine Seyrig
Ceil Burrows
Clive Revill
Alf Chestermann
John Vernon
McKee
Joss Ackland
Chief Supt. Wray
Janet Suzman
Alex Tarrant
Catherine Schell
Lady Melissa Julyan
Joseph O'Conor
Sir Edward Julyan
Denis Quilley
Bateson
Derek Newark
Monitoring Policeman
Edward Hardwicke
Mike McCarthy
Maureen Pryor
Jane Harper
Joyce Carey
Miss Monley
Preston Lockwood
Ilkeston
Molly Urquhart
Margaret
David Daker
MI5 Man
Hermione Baddeley
Hetty
Patrick Barr
Gen. St. John
Yves Afonso
Jacques (uncredited)
Del Baker
Shadow (uncredited)
Murray Brown
Doctor (uncredited)
Les Conrad
M15 Man (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper
Pincus (uncredited)
Brenda Cowling
Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Dorning
Jeweller (uncredited)
Roy Everson
M15 Man (uncredited)
Nancy Gabrielle
Manageress (uncredited)
Jill Goldston
Commuter (uncredited)
Charlie Gray
Tourist (uncredited)
Peter Halliday
Customs Officer (uncredited)
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