The Black Windmill 50 years old

The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.

The Black Windmill

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.

Credits

The Black Windmill Cast

Name Character
Michael Caine He was 41, now 91 years old as Maj. John Tarrant
Donald Pleasence He was 54, 75 years old when he died as Cedric Harper
John Vernon He was 42, 72 years old when he died as McKee
Edward Hardwicke He was 41, 78 years old when he died as Mike McCarthy
Clive Revill He was 44, now 94 years old as Alf Chestermann
Denis Quilley He was 46, 75 years old when he died as Bateson
Joyce Carey She was 76, 94 years old when she died as Miss Monley
Joss Ackland He was 46, now 96 years old as Chief Supt. Wray
Joseph O'Conor He was 58, 84 years old when he died as Sir Edward Julyan
Janet Suzman She was 35, now 85 years old as Alex Tarrant
Delphine Seyrig She was 42, 58 years old when she died as Ceil Burrows
Derek Newark He was 40, 65 years old when he died as Monitoring Policeman
Catherine Schell She was 29, now 80 years old as Lady Melissa Julyan
Preston Lockwood He was 61, 83 years old when he died as Ilkeston

The Black Windmill Crew

Name Department
Anthony Mendleson as Costume Design. He was 59 (81) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Ousama Rawi as Director of Photography. He was 35 (now 85) years old Camera
Roy Budd as Music. He was 27 (46) years old when He died Sound
Peter Murton as Art Direction. He was 50 (85) years old when He died Art
Antony Gibbs as Editor. He was 48 (90) years old when He died Editing
Don Siegel as Director. He was 61 (78) years old when He died Directing
Leigh Vance as Writer. He was 52 (72) years old when He died Writing
Freddie Williamson as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
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The Black Windmill (50 years)

The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.

  • Release day: Friday, May 17, 1974
  • Runtime: 106 minutes