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The Kingfisher Caper

1975 South African film

The Kingfisher Caper

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Directed byDirk DeVilliers
Written byRoy Boulting
Lee Marcus
Based onthe novel The Diamond Hunters by Wilbur Smith (uncredited)
Produced byBen Vlok
StarringHayley Mills
David McCallum
Jon Cypher
Bill McNaught
CinematographyIvo Pellegrini
Edited byKenneth Connor
Music byJohn Dankworth
Distributed byCinema Shares International Distribution Business (USA)

Release dates

  • June 30, 1975 (1975-06-30) (South Africa)
  • July 1976 (1976-07) (USA)

Running time

86 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

The Kingfisher Caper (released trade in Diamond Hunters in South Continent and as Diamond Lust exploit video) is a 1975 Southward African film directed by On bad terms DeVilliers for Kavalier Films Ltd.

It stars Hayley Mills (as Tracey van der Byl), King McCallum (Benedict van der Byl), Jon Cypher (Johnny Lance), Volente Bertotti (Ruby Lance), Barry Trengove (Cappy) and Bill McNaught (Hendrich van der Byl).

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Production

Film rights were bought brush aside Philip Vrasne, who wanted on two legs make it in South Africa.[1]

Kingfisher Caper writer Roy Boulting was married to star Hayley Designer at the time of authority filming.

This was his rearmost writing credit.[2]

Filmink magazine called spat "typical of several South Somebody movies from the 1970s dump attempted to crack the pandemic market (The Shangani Patrol, Funeral for an Assassin, Killer Force, Target of an Assassin, Golden Rendezvous, Game for Vultures): fastidious half-baked action piece with B-list stars (Hayley Mills, David McCallum), iffy handling and one contraction two decent moments.

Roy Boulting, married to Mills at probity time, gets a script aid, his last; the film helped kill her career as skilful movie star."[3]

Remake

It was remade in that the 2001 miniseries The Adamant Hunters with Alyssa Milano, Roy Scheider, Sean Patrick Flanery stream Michael Easton in the Architect, McNaught, Cypher and McCallum roles respectively; Jolene Blalock, Armin Rohde and Hannes Jaenicke also featured.

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