Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1974
The Black Windmill
Directed by
Don Siegel
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Michael CaineMaj. John Tarrant
Donald PleasenceCedric Harper
Delphine SeyrigCeil Burrows
Clive RevillAlf Chestermann
John VernonMcKee
Joss AcklandChief Supt. Wray
Janet SuzmanAlex Tarrant
Catherine SchellLady Melissa Julyan
Joseph O'ConorSir Edward Julyan
Denis QuilleyBateson
Derek NewarkMonitoring Policeman
Edward HardwickeMike McCarthy
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Maureen PryorJane Harper
Joyce CareyMiss Monley
Preston LockwoodIlkeston
Molly UrquhartMargaret
David DakerMI5 Man
Hermione BaddeleyHetty
Patrick BarrGen. St. John
Yves AfonsoJacques (uncredited)
Del BakerShadow (uncredited)
Murray BrownDoctor (uncredited)
Les ConradM15 Man (uncredited)
George Lane CooperPincus (uncredited)
Brenda CowlingSecretary (uncredited)
Robert DorningJeweller (uncredited)
Roy EversonM15 Man (uncredited)
Nancy GabrielleManageress (uncredited)
Jill GoldstonCommuter (uncredited)
Charlie GrayTourist (uncredited)
Peter HallidayCustoms Officer (uncredited)
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