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In the fight for freedom, you have to break all the rules. - The Wilby Conspiracy
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Title: The Wilby Conspiracy

Release Date: 1 Feb 1975

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Adventure, Thriller

Director: Baum/Dantine Productions, Optimus Productions

Production Companies: Baum/Dantine Productions, Optimus Productions

Overview: Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (31 votes)

Cast

  • Shack Twala: Sidney Poitier
  • Jim Keogh: Michael Caine
  • Major Horn: Nicol Williamson
  • Rina Van Niekirk: Prunella Gee
  • Mukarjee: Saeed Jaffrey
  • Persis Ray: Persis Khambatta
  • Van Heerden: Rijk de Gooyer
  • Blane Van Niekirk: Rutger Hauer
  • District Commissioner: Patrick Allen
  • Wilby Xaba: Joe De Graft
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