Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson together are as talented a star group as any carrying this film. The script actuallyhas a fair amount of humor early on. The 3 stars work together well. The late Persis Khambatta is very good in a supporting role. Prunella Gee and Saeed Jaffrey are excellent as well.
Most of the film was shot in Kenya but that country subs fpr South Africa which makes sense as Driscolls novel addressed the controversy of apartheid which would have made filming in Capetown impossible at the time. The cast is really very diverse and talented. The story starts with Poitier (Zack Twala) being found innocent in a court trial. Rina Van Niekirk (Gee) is his lawyer and Jim Keogh(Caine) are there in court. After Zack is found innocent, the 3 of them get into her car to go to her apartment to celebrate his freedom. They only get to the first police road block. From there, they are are on the run.
Zack wants to go to a confederate Anil Mukerjee (Jaffrey) to help them escape across the border. What he has not told Jim Keogh(Caine) is that he has an alternaternitive reason for looking up Anil. Jim overhears what is going on when they get to Anil's. They are being chased all the way there. Shacks lawyer is having an affair with Keough.
The South African authorities following the group seem to want them to get over the border for a reason. Rather than give it away here, watch the film. The filming is very well done, and the pacing of the film is excellent. The movie is really more about the chase than the politics. Not a perfect film, but darned entertaining.
Most of the film was shot in Kenya but that country subs fpr South Africa which makes sense as Driscolls novel addressed the controversy of apartheid which would have made filming in Capetown impossible at the time. The cast is really very diverse and talented. The story starts with Poitier (Zack Twala) being found innocent in a court trial. Rina Van Niekirk (Gee) is his lawyer and Jim Keogh(Caine) are there in court. After Zack is found innocent, the 3 of them get into her car to go to her apartment to celebrate his freedom. They only get to the first police road block. From there, they are are on the run.
Zack wants to go to a confederate Anil Mukerjee (Jaffrey) to help them escape across the border. What he has not told Jim Keogh(Caine) is that he has an alternaternitive reason for looking up Anil. Jim overhears what is going on when they get to Anil's. They are being chased all the way there. Shacks lawyer is having an affair with Keough.
The South African authorities following the group seem to want them to get over the border for a reason. Rather than give it away here, watch the film. The filming is very well done, and the pacing of the film is excellent. The movie is really more about the chase than the politics. Not a perfect film, but darned entertaining.