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