The Black Windmill
The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.
1974 | 106m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Don Siegel |
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| Writer: | Clive Egleton, Leigh Vance |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 17, 1974 |
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| Director: | Don Siegel |
| Writer: | Clive Egleton, Leigh Vance |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | paris, france, london, england, spy, ransom, underground, diamond, subway, chase, son, vigilante, revenge, murder, agent, gunrunner |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Don Siegel | Director |
| Clive Egleton | Novel |
| Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Peter Murton | Art Direction |
| Anthony Mendleson | Costume Design |
| Freddie Williamson | Makeup Artist |
| Eva Monley | Production Manager |
| Ousama Rawi | Director of Photography |
| Leigh Vance | Screenplay |
| Roy Budd | Original Music Composer |
| Kip Gowans | Assistant Director |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Recordist |
| John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Les Wiggins | Sound Editor |
| Angela Allen | Continuity |
| Rosemary Burrows | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| James Devis | Camera Operator |
| Nobby Cross | Gaffer |
| Colin Davidson | Clapper Loader |
| Dewi Humphreys | Focus Puller |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard D. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Don Siegel | Producer |
| Scott Hale | Associate Producer |
| David Brown | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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