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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, whos known for hip Lib messages mixed with chunks of exploitation, whether violence or sex. Serious issues are meshed with flip banter and deadly action.
The depiction of the Apartheid police state is overdone in the manner of a comic book. Still, both sides of the debate are clearly presented. For instance, Major Horn (Nicol Williams...