The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill

Infobox Film | name = The Black Windmill


image_size = 175px
caption = original film poster
director = Don Siegel
producer = Richard D. Zanuck
David Brown
Don Siegel
writer = Clive Egleton ("Seven Days to a Killing")
starring = Michael Caine
John Vernon
Janet Suzman
Donald Pleasence
music = Roy Budd
cinematography = Ousama Rawi
editing =
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = August 2 1974
runtime = 106 minutes
language =
rating =
budget =
preceded_by =
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imdb_id = 0071229

"The Black Windmill" is a British spy thriller released in 1974.

It stars Michael Caine, John Vernon, Janet Suzman and Donald Pleasence, and was directed by the American, Don Siegel.

The screenplay by Leigh Vance is based on Clive Egleton's novel "Seven Days to a Killing".

The film was made, in part, on location at Clayton Windmills, south of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex, England.

ynopsis

The story involves a British secret service agent, John Tarrant (Caine), involved in an investigation against an international arms syndicate. Tarrant's son is kidnapped and held to ransom, leading Tarrant to discover that he cannot even rely on the people on his own side.

Principal cast

* Michael Caine - Major John Tarrant
* Joseph O'Conor - Sir Edward Julyan
* Donald Pleasence - Cedric Harper
* John Vernon - McKee
* Janet Suzman - Alex Tarrant
* Delphine Seyrig - Ceil Burrows
* Joss Ackland - Chief Superintendent Wray
* Clive Revill - Alf Chestermann


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