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      • Set in South Africa, a political thriller about a revolutionary leader and a politically-uncommitted white engineer who meet and get trapped in a deadly conspiracy.
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  2. The Wilby Conspiracy is a 1975 British adventure thriller film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Michael Caine, Sidney Poitier, and Nicol Williamson. [1] Filmed in Kenya, it was written by Rodney Amateau, based on the 1972 novel by Peter Driscoll. It had a limited release in the US.

  3. The Wilby Conspiracy: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson, Prunella Gee. A black anti-Apartheid activist and a British engineer are forced to run from South African Secret Police.

    • (2.3K)
    • Action, Adventure, Drama
    • Ralph Nelson
    • 1975-07
  4. Jan 16, 2003 · An African activist and an Englishman join forces to battle a corrupt government official in South Africa.

    • Ralph Nelson, Rod Amateau
    • Sidney Poitier
  5. English engineer Jim Keogh (Michael Caine) and black anti-apartheid activist Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) go on the run together in 1970s South Africa after falling foul of the police.

    • (6)
    • Ralph Nelson
    • PG
    • Sidney Poitier
  6. Overview. 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 ...

  7. The Wilby Conspiracy ★★★ 1975 (PG) A political activist and an Englishman on the wrong side of the law team up to escape the clutches of a prejudiced cop in apartheid Africa. The focus of the film is on the chase, not the political uprising taking place around it.

  8. A black anti-Apartheid activist and a British engineer are forced to run from South African Secret Police. Having spent ten years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala (Sidney Poitier) 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.