In the fight for freedom, you have to break all the rules.
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
- 6.4
- 1975
- Released
- 1h 45m
Sidney Poitier
Shack Twala
Michael Caine
Jim Keogh
Nicol Williamson
Major Horn
Prunella Gee
Rina Van Niekirk
Saeed Jaffrey
Anil Mukerjee
Persis Khambatta
Persis Ray
Rijk de Gooyer
Van Heerden
Rutger Hauer
Blane Van Niekirk
Patrick Allen
District Commissioner
Joe De Graft
Wilby Xaba
Archie Duncan
GordonAbdulla Sunado
Village Headman
Helmut Dantine
Prosecuting CounselPeter Pearce
Highway PolicemanBryan Epsom
Judge (uncredited)Oliver Litondo
Minor Role (uncredited)
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**_A black man and white man on the run in South Africa_** After a mishap with authorities, an anti-Apartheid activist (Sidney Poitier) and a British engineer (Michael Caine) are forced to flee together from Cape Town to Johannesburg and possible escape into Botswana. Shot in early 1974 and released the next year, “The Wilby Conspiracy” was helmed by the director of “Soldier Blue” from five