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Michael Caine in The Wilby Conspiracy

on BBC One London

A season of films starring one of Britain's most popular screen actors, tonight with Sidney Poitier
Nicol Williamson
Released from prison after a ten-year sentence, black leader Shack Twala soon finds himself a victim of the vicious South African police. He is helped to escape by an English mining engineer and the two wanted men head for Johannesburg. They are pursued by Major Horn of the State Security bureau who mysteriously allows them to stay free. But the secret police have more important matters to attend to, including £1/2 million worth of diamonds and 'Wilby' - head of the revolutionary Black Congress....
Screenplay by ROD AMATEAU and HAROLD NEBENZAL Based on the novel by PETER DRISCOLL
Produced by MARTIN BAUM Directed by RALPH NELSON (Michael Caine stars in The
Marseilles Contract next Monday)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Sidney Poitier
Unknown:
Nicol Williamson
Leader:
Shack Twala
Play By:
Rod Amateau
Novel By:
Peter Driscoll
Produced By:
Martin Baum
Directed By:
Ralph Nelson
Directed By:
Michael Caine
Shack Twala:
Sidney Poitier
Reogh:
Michael Caine
Horn:
Nicol Williamson
Rina:
Prunella Gee
Persis Ray:
Persis Khambatta
Mukerjee:
Saeed Jaffrey
Van Heerden:
Ryk de Gooyer
Blane Niekirk:
Rutger Hauer
Wilby:
Joseph de Graf
Judge:
Brian Epsom
Headman:
Abdullah Sunado

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