I enjoyed this film very well. Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier played very powerful roles. This movie is about finding friendship during a time of hate. In South Africa it was apartheid, a type of segregation between the whites and the blacks. A revolutions named Shack Twala(Poitier) gets released from prison and he his lawyer(Prunella Gee) were about to celebrate along side with her boyfriend Jim(Caine). However, during a check, they are accosted by the constable(Nicol Williamson). Both Shack and Jim attack the South African Police and they are wanted. The police are criticized by their superiors for their actions. Both men and Rina take action on finding the leader, and some diamonds that are missing. The safari chase is amazing. It was funny when Rina lead the police in the chase, half- dressed. They would help her find her estranged husband(Rutger Hauer) to fly them out of the way. When they got the diamonds, there was two complicated factors: The Indian couple were involved in treachery within. The diamonds they found turned out to be fake. The revolutionary was nice when the natives used all their might to ground the helicopter. This movie is entertaining. I enjoyed it very much. 5 stars.

This little movie is a combination of political thriller , comedy and adventure movie. Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine have really good chemistry together . It's a well working duo which has to overcome their differences to survive. The way how they begin to trust and care about each other is believable.The story is simple and moves quite fast , which isn't usual for 70's movies. The movie is mostly entertainment with apartheid being an issue in the background. The people who are expecting something deep might be disappointed . Personally I think that this movie sends a clear anti-apartheid message without being preachy or sappy. There is also a reflection about human greed and sacrifice .Watch out for Rutger Hauer in small episode of pilot Blane . I also have to compliment the performances of Prunella Gee , Saeed Jaffrey and Persis Khambatta . The movie is both funny and dramatic and there are some beautiful landscapes here.I give it 6/10.

I remember when this first came out. It was part of the sweep of outrage that eventually ended the regime.That was in the day when South Africa tortured prisoners and suspended justice in other ways in the name of fighting terrorism, and the US did not. Seeing it today gives a whole different film experience so far as the story. I'm seeing a lot of these right now... films that are different now than they could have been. More powerful in a way.There's another haunting experience here. Persis Khambatta plays a secondary role. In a better script (this one is pretty bad) she would be an interesting character. She isn't here. But she sure is beautiful. For those who don't know, she was Miss India ten years earlier. They take their beauty contests very seriously there, and there are now "talent" considerations. It should be no surprise that she is a poor actress. But I think she deserved a better life than she got. She played the pretty girl is a few movies. Then had a minor role in Start Trek when it was dying. She was in a car accident which ruined her face. She died of a heart attach at 47, penniless and alone. Seeing her here is sad, adding to the other sadnesses surrounding this tale.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

There are two missing scenes from the version that I saw in Europe in 1979. The first scene is a longer (by 4 min.) of the medical examination of Mrs Van Niekirk as the secret police are trying to find Caine and Portier. The sex scene in Dr Mucherjee's closet is a little longer...a great great sleeper...sardonic and well choreographed.