Le Vent de la violence (1975)
Au Cap, en Afrique du Sud. Shack Twala, un Noir accusé de terrorisme est emprisonné depuis dix ans. Son avocate Rina Van Nickirk et son amant, Jim Keogh, un ingénieur anglais, s'apprêtent à aller boire un verre ensemble pour célébrer la relaxe de Shack. En chemin, Shack est brutalement abordé par un policier qui lui demande de fournir des documents que le prisonnier n'est pas en mesure de produire. Une rixe s'ensuit, au cours de laquelle Rina est frappée par le policier. Keogh, voulant défendre sa maîtresse, se mêle à la bagarre. Shack et lui réussissent à s'enfuir, mais leur «rébellion» les condamne désormais à mener une existence de fugitifs en perpétuelle clandestinité...
Directeur:
Ralph Nelson
écrivains:
Rod Amateau, Harold Nebenzal.
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Sidney Poitier as Shack Twala |
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Michael Caine as Jim Keogh |
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Nicol Williamson as Major Horn |
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Prunella Gee as Rina Van Niekirk |
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Saeed Jaffrey as Anil Mukerjee |
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Persis Khambatta as Persis Ray |
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Rijk de Gooyer as Van Heerden |
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Rutger Hauer as Blane Van Niekirk |
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Patrick Allen as District Commissioner |
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Joe De Graft as Wilby Xaba |
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Archie Duncan as Gordon |
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Abdulla Sunado as Village Headman |
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Helmut Dantine as Prosecuting Counsel |
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Peter Pearce as Highway Policeman |
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Bryan Epsom as Judge (uncredited) |
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Oliver Litondo as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ralph Nelson | Director |
| Writing | Rod Amateau | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Driscoll | Novel |
| Writing | Harold Nebenzal | Screenplay |
| Production | Martin Baum | Producer |
| Production | Paul M. Heller | Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John Coquillon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ernest Walter | Editor |
| Production | Miriam Brickman | Casting |
| Production | Robert Watts | Production Manager |
| Production | Helmut Dantine | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stanley Sopel | Associate Producer |
| Art | Harry Pottle | Production Design |
| Art | John Hoesli | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Glasow | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Freddie Williamson | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ivo Nightingale | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chris Kenny | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Denise Exshaw | Set Dresser |
| Art | Dick Frift | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Colin Miller | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Sutton | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Hayward | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Kit West | Special Effects |
| Crew | Phil Stokes | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Charles Staffell | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Bob Simmons | Stunts |
| Crew | Roberta Gibbs | Stunts |
| Camera | Robin Browne | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Herbert Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | George Whitear | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Michael Garfath | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Julian White | Focus Puller |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Burrows | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | John Grover | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Imrat Khan | Musician |
| Crew | Imrat Khan | Additional Music |
| Directing | Trudy von Trotha | Continuity |
| Directing | Rod Amateau | Action Director |