Rating: PG
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: 01/20/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: MGM

The Wilby Conspiracy is set in South Africa, at a time when Apartheid was the order of the day. Political activist Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) finds an unlikely -- and reluctant -- ally in the form of the British Keogh (Michael Caine). Both Twala and Keogh are scrutinized by racist police official Horn (Nicol Williamson), who hopes that they'll lead him to the hideout of chief activist Wilby (Joe De Graft). Based on the novel by Peter Driscoll, The Wilby Conspiracy abandons its sociological overtones early on in favor of an extended chase. The film reteams Poitier and director Ralph Nelson, who, 12 years earlier, had collaborated on Lilies of the Field.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Sidney Poitier - Shack Twala
Michael Caine - Keogh
Nicol Williamson - Horn
Prunella Gee - Rina Van Niekirk
Persis Khambatta - Dr. Persis Ray
Saeed Jaffrey - Dr. Anil Mukerjee

Production:
Ralph Nelson - Director
Martin Baum Paul Heller - Producer
Stanley Myers - Composer
Ernest Walter - Editor
Rodney Amateau Harold Nebenzal - Screen Writer
Denise Exshaw - Set Designer
John Hoesli - Art Director
Herbert Smith - Camera Operator
Robin Browne - Camera Operator
Miriam Brickman - Casting
John Coquillon - Cinematographer
Rosemary Burrows - Costume Designer
Helmut Dantine - Executive Producer
Ivo Nightingale - First Assistant Director
Freddie Williamson - Makeup
Harry Pottle - Production Designer
Robert Watts - Production Manager
Rodney Amateau - Second Unit Director
Peter Sutton - Sound/Sound Designer
Kit West - Special Effects
Phil Stokes - Special Effects
Bob Simmons - Stunts
Peter Driscoll - Book Author

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