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Synopsis: 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
Director(s): Ralph Nelson
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.5
PG
Year:
1975
105 min
69 Views


And you, what's your part in this?

Now, you're not gonna believe this,|but his lawyer is my girlfriend...

...and he was on trial this morning,|and I went to take his lawyer to lunch...

...but he was found not guilty.|So she said:

"Let's all of us go to my office, because|there's a bottle of champagne there, and..."

You don't believe this, do you?

I don't know whether to shoot you|or call the police.

You'd better shoot me.

I am not going back to Robben Island.|I walk out that door free or feet first.

I'm neutral.

Thank you very much.

Just don't tell them it was me|that helped you when they catch you.

- I hope you mean "if."|- I mean "when." They always do.

Mrs. Van Niekirk, you mustn't blame me|for being apprehensive.

I mean, you were boarding|an international flight.

Now, who were you planning to visit|in Rhodesia? Mr. Keogh?

My aunt.

May I get dressed now?

- Mr. Keogh, he's a mining engineer?|- Yes.

- Working in Zambia?|- Yes.

- You met him eight days ago?|- Yes.

- What was he doing in Capetown?|- Was? Has he gone?

Alrighty.

What is he doing in Capetown?

On holiday. Enjoying sun,|surf and our colorful folk ways.

Were you carrying any evidence|out of the country?

I told you I was not.

- Not carrying or not out of the country?|- Neither, and I want this stopped.

I'm not on trial here.

I've been questioned half the night...

...and medically examined|in a humiliating manner.

It was a routine body search.

I found nothing unusual concealed|upon nor within her person.

Doctor...

...is it medically possible that this|examination may not have been complete?

- Possibly, yes, but I believe that...|- Your beliefs are not required, doctor.

If the examination was incomplete,|Maj. Horn now authorizes another.

- A more thorough examination.|- Thank you, Van.

We're coming into a town,|better get on the floor.

It's all right. A salesman and his houseboy|on the road, nobody get suspicious.

By traveling together|we make each other respectable.

This man in Johannesburg who's supposed|to be helping us, who is he?

- I can't tell you that.|- Why the hell not?

Because if you are caught they would|get it out of you, and that wouldn't do.

He runs our escape route|up north to Botswana.

Who's "our"?

- The Black Congress.|- The Black Congress?

That sounds like a very small shop|with a very large sign.

Aren't they all, in the beginning?

What makes you so sure|about this man in Johannesburg?

He owes me a big favor.

When they took me|I did not give them his name.

Ten years ago?

He could be killed or jailed by now.|You're expecting a lot.

Not expecting, hoping.

But you're not sure?

About as sure as our hiding|at Rina's flat.

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Rod Amateau

Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer. Among the programs which he directed were The Dennis Day Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mister Ed, Gilligans Island, The Bob Cummings Show. and The New Phil Silvers Show. He produced My Mother the Car and Supertrain, and wrote the story for the 1988 film Sunset. Amateau also directed a few episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, and appeared in a handful of episodes as an actor as well. In 1987, he directed, produced, and co-wrote The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, which is considered to be one of the worst films ever made. From 1945 to 1949, he was married to actress Coleen Gray, who sued him for child support in 1955. From 1959-62, he was married to Sandra Burns, daughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen. more…

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