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A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
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- TriviaIn his memoirs, Joss Ackland wrote that he was working on three other movies, as well as playing Wray in this movie.
- GoofsAt the start of the film where the van is blown up on the motorway, it becomes clear that the scene is filmed on an incomplete stretch of motorway (possibly the M3, which was completed in 1974) as lane markings are missing from one carriageway.
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Cedric Harper: He knew my name and he knew the name of this department. Both of these things imply serious breaches of security.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are formed from images of children's alphabet blocks.
- ConnectionsReferences The Sound of Music (1965)
- SoundtracksUnderneath the Spreading Chestnut Tree
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We really need a Widescreen DVD release here!
I've read several comments that point out the clumbsiness of the action editing in "The Black Windmill." I think what is being overlooked is that what we have been seeing for the past thirty years on tv and video has been a pan-and-scan version of a Panavision film. The action was designed for a widescreen and we've only been seeing half of it, sloppily panned-and-scanned, making it seem jumbled. I believe that the widescreen dvd release will prove me right.
Admittedly, in terms of Siegel action-drama quality,this flick falls in the middle ground between the great "Dirty Harry" and the so-so "Telefon." But even the low-budget Telefon is much more exciting in its original wide aspect ratio than in "full" screen.
Admittedly, in terms of Siegel action-drama quality,this flick falls in the middle ground between the great "Dirty Harry" and the so-so "Telefon." But even the low-budget Telefon is much more exciting in its original wide aspect ratio than in "full" screen.
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- Mar 28, 2004
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