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The Black Windmill

1974 · 106 min

A cool, methodical spy thriller that trades glamour for bureaucratic menace and a father's quiet desperation.

Directed by
Don Siegel
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Don Siegel
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Don Siegel
Written by
Leigh Vance
Starring
Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Delphine Seyrig, Clive Revill, John Vernon, Joss Ackland, Janet Suzman, Catherine Schell
Music
Roy Budd
Cinematography
Ousama Rawi
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States of America
Languages
English

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