The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy

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Having spent ten years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) 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 (Prunella Gee) and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh (Sir Michael Caine), he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had ent... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Wilby Conspiracy:

Sidney Poitier
Michael Caine
Nicol Williamson
Prunella Gee
Saeed Jaffrey
Persis Khambatta

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Having spent ten years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) 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 (Prunella Gee) and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh (Sir Michael Caine), 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 (Nicol Williamson) of the South African State Security Bureau, and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their destination.

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The New Yorker - 7/10 by Pauline KaelThe best thing about the movie, flimed mostly in Kenya, is its performances, funny and hip and self-assured in the manner of television personalities working in front of loving audiences. Mr. Caine and Mr. Poitier are never unaware that their material may not be the greatest, but that doesn't spoil their good spirits, and when a good line comes along they get maximum results without stomping on it or us.
rec.arts.movies.reviews - 6/10 by Shane BurridgeAn adventure yarn with enough odd flourishes to earn itself a cult audience
User Review - 10/10 by Tom HGripping drama which encapsulates apartheid South Africa in a nutshell
User Review - 8/10 by Nik BUnderated and well worth a look ,this 70s thriller takes an interesting subject and also gives us two excellent lead performances. Sidney Poitier plays Shack Twala a recently realesed activist who is forced to go on the run with Engineer Jim Keogh played by Michael Caine. The film is actually pretty decent mainly due to the fact the chemistry between Caine and Poitier works so well as they bicker and argue thier way across South Africa. The third element here is Nicol Williamson as the menacing and very persistent Major Horn a tough and ruthless South African who likes to bend the rules and has a nice line in sadism that gives the film a nasty edge. The South African Apatheid is shown for what it is nasty and corrupt and when it was swept away it changes the country for the better . The film shows us a time where whites had the whip hand but amid all the poltics there are some moments of humour to keep the film bouncing along One of Caines better films of the 70s this is well worth un earthing if you get the chance.
User Review - 8/10 by Robert DSidney Poitier and Michael Caine carry off respectable performances in a film that shows the dark underside of South African society. A few contrived twists and turns in the plot. with a surprise ending. The villagers speak Swahili, the language of Kenya, which is not spoken in South Africa. Hollywood doesn't care.
User Review - 8/10 by Teresa SCaine and Poitier are hunted across Africa by Hauer. Good movie. Very few actors can match Poitier's powerful charisma
User Review - 6/10 by Christopher JEntertaing, socially concsious film about South African apartheid that was several years ahead of its time.
User Review - 6/10 by David SReminiscent of Potier's own "The Defiant Ones", the film's main aim it to provide social commentary within a thriller setting, which causes it to lapse into moments of overt melodrama and preachy monologues, but the characters are strong with terrific performances from the leads, and even the plot takes some interesting twists and turns along the way. An entertaining film.
User Review - 6/10 by Michael WShades of The Defiant Ones here. Not to be confused with "The Swiss Conspiracy" with Ray Milland.
User Review - 6/10 by Jen KAlbeit well ahead of its time regarding the criticism of apartheid in South-Africa, this still fails to thrill. Caine and Poitier are of course quite sturdy (and Nicol Williamson is an utter delight) but director Ralph Nelson fails to operate on a strict enough line, thus making it somewhat erratic in pace, whilst doing nothing for the storyline either. It would appear as if the director is unable to choose between his story and the political importance after first failing to make them work together. The music (Stanley Myers) is worse than horrible and strangely enough a strange mix of British and Indian traditions. That being said, this is far from a bad movie, it just fails to deliver what "might have been". A nice touch to the end helps,but it's just not quite there.

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