

The Wilby Conspiracy
In the fight for freedom, you have to break all the rules.
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
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- police
- court case
- diamond
- racist
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- TheatricalPG1 Feb 1975
GreeceGR
- Theatrical168 Oct 1975
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- TheatricalPG17 Oct 1975
PolandPL
- Theatrical126 Jun 1977
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The Wilby Conspiracy was released on 1 February 1975.
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Wuchak
6/4/2025
**_A black man and white man on the run in South Africa_** After a mishap with authorities, an anti-Apartheid activist (Sidney Poitier) and a British engineer (Michael Caine) are forced to flee together from Cape Town to Johannesburg and possible escape into Botswana. Shot in early 1974 and released the next year, “The Wilby Conspiracy” was helmed by the director of “Soldier Blue” from five years earlier, who’s…
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