Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) I enjoyed this film very well. Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier played very powerful roles. This movie is about finding friendship during a time of hate. In South Africa it was apartheid, a type of segregation between the whites and the blacks. A revolutions named Shack Twala(Poitier) gets released from prison and he his lawyer(Prunella Gee) were about to celebrate along side with her boyfriend Jim(Caine). However, during a check, they are accosted by the constable(Nicol Williamson). Both Shack and Jim attack the South African Police and they are wanted. The police are criticized by their superiors for their actions. Both men and Rina take action on finding the leader, and some diamonds that are missing. The safari chase is amazing. It was funny when Rina lead the police in the chase, half- dressed. They would help her find her estranged husband(Rutger Hauer) to fly them out of the way. When they got the diamonds, there was two complicated factors: The Indian couple were involved in treachery within. The diamonds they found turned out to be fake. The revolutionary was nice when the natives used all their might to ground the helicopter. This movie is entertaining. I enjoyed it very much. 5 stars.

jotix100 The years in which South Africa was under the Apartheid rule are viewed in this film of 1975 directed by Ralph Nelson. We watched it recently on what appears to be a remastered DVD that has a great look, something that other films from that era have not kept.The story involves a man, Shack Twala, that has served ten years in Robben Island, where most political prisoners were sent, for being a voice that was a threat for the white ruling class. Shack Twala's lawyer, Rina Van Niekirk, makes a case for the violation of human rights being taken away from him, and surprisingly enough, the prisoner is set free. Happiness for his release is only short lived. As Rina, her boyfriend, Jim Keogh, and Twala go downtown, their car is stopped and the police apprehend the just released man again.There were forces in higher places that did not take lightly the fact that a black man would get away, because they understood that Twala would naturally try to go North to the friendly Bostwana, to get away from his tormentors. Major Horn, one of the most cruel men in the police force, follows Keogh and Twala as they move up North, a chase that will bring them to a final battle in which justice will prevail.Not having seen this film, we were interesting in watching the duo formed by Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine, two excellent actors in an action film that is never dull. Mr. Poitier has a steamy scene with the gorgeous Persis Khambatta in a closet, as he is being sought by the police. Saeed Jaffrey offers some comic relief with his dentist Mukerjee. Nicol Williamson plays Major Horn.The film, for obvious reasons, could not have been shot in South Africa, so Kenya was used for the exterior photography by John Coquillon, who gets the beauty, and barrenness of the country it tries to stand for.

JasparLamarCrabb Certainly any film set against the backdrop of South Africa's apartheid policy is grave, but this thriller is a bit too pat to really be recommended. Sidney Poitier is a recently released political prisoner who involves his lawyer (Prunella Gee) and her disinterested boyfriend (Michael Caine) in a plot to smuggle diamonds out of South Africa (to someone named Wilby). All three principles are terrific, but the script they're saddled with is at times too convoluted and at other times full of holes. It takes an inordinate of time to understand what's going on so the viewer ends up confused rather than intrigued. There are gaps in logic, both minor (how does Caine, without even looking for it, know the location of the side entrance to a building he's never been to?) and major (how does a dead man end up in Caine's trunk?) With Kenya subbing for South Africa the movies has some stunning photography and a great score by Stanley Myers. The supporting cast includes a young Rutger Hauer, Persis Khambatta and producer Helmut Dantine as a shifty prosecutor. Best of all is scenery chewer Nicol Williamson as the crafty cop trailing Poitier and Caine. Directed, blandly, by Ralph Nelson, whose wildly inconsistent output included the great LILIES OF THE FIELD, REQUIEM OF A HEAVEYWEIGHT and CHARLY as well as such oddities as EMBRYO and THE WRATH OF GOD.

Michael Casagrande I've seen many of the movies of this era. As remarked elsewhere, it is a fast-paced action film but has fetching little vignettes along the way that point out the characters' humanity.Superb performances by Nicol Williamson and Michael Caine. Poitier plays his usual role to perfection. Many good supporting performances -Persis Khambatta is a revelation and there is really not a weak link in the cast. Not often remarked, this movie deserves a solid 7 out of 10. The Rutger Hauer sequence is worth the price of admission.