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
Cast
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
Gordon
Abdulla Sunado
Village Headman
Helmut Dantine
Prosecuting Counsel
Peter Pearce
Highway Policeman
Bryan Epsom
Judge (uncredited)
Oliver Litondo
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Ralph Nelson
Director
Harold Nebenzal
Screenplay
Rod Amateau
Screenplay, Action Director
Peter Driscoll
Novel
Ernest Walter
Editor
John Coquillon
Director of Photography
Chris Kenny
Second Assistant Director
Ivo Nightingale
Assistant Director
Helmut Dantine
Executive Producer
Martin Baum
Producer
Paul M. Heller
Producer
Stanley Sopel
Associate Producer
Harry Pottle
Production Design
Robin Browne
Camera Operator
Herbert Smith
Camera Operator
Miriam Brickman
Casting
Rosemary Burrows
Wardrobe Supervisor
Betty Glasow
Hairdresser
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
Colin Miller
Sound Editor
John Hayward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Peter Sutton
Sound Recordist
Kit West
Special Effects
Phil Stokes
Special Effects
Charles Staffell
Visual Effects
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Imrat Khan
Musician, Additional Music
Denise Exshaw
Set Dresser
Dick Frift
Construction Manager
George Whitear
Still Photographer
Bob Simmons
Stunts
Roberta Gibbs
Stunts
Trudy von Trotha
Continuity
Robert Watts
Production Manager
Michael Garfath
Focus Puller
Julian White
Focus Puller
John Hoesli
Art Direction
John Grover
First Assistant Editor
