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63% Critic Match
The Black Windmill
“The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.”
6.3 / 10• 1974• 1h 46m•PG• English
ThrillerActionCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michael Caine
Maj. John Tarrant
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Siegel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Black Windmill is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
