The Kingfisher Caper
| The Kingfisher Caper | |
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| Directed by | Dirk DeVilliers |
| Produced by | Ben Vlok |
| Written by |
Roy Boulting Lee Marcus |
| Based on | the novel The Diamond Hunters by Wilbur Smith (uncredited) |
| Starring |
Hayley Mills David McCallum Jon Cypher Bill McNaught |
| Music by | John Dankworth |
| Cinematography | Ivo Pellegrini |
| Edited by | Kenneth Connor |
| Distributed by | Cinema Shares International Distribution Corporation (USA) |
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Release date
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1975 |
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Running time
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86 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
The Kingfisher Caper (released as Diamond Hunters in South Africa and as Diamond Lust on video) is a 1975 South African film directed by Dirk DeVilliers for Kavalier Films Ltd. It stars Hayley Mills (as Tracey van der Byl), David McCallum (Benedict van der Byl), Jon Cypher (Johnny Lance), Volente Bertotti (Ruby Lance), Barry Trengove (Cappy) and Bill McNaught (Hendrich van der Byl).
It was remade as the 2001 miniseries The Diamond Hunters with Alyssa Milano, Roy Scheider, Sean Patrick Flanery and Michael Easton in the Mills, McNaught, Cypher and McCallum roles respectively; Jolene Blalock, Armin Rohde and Hannes Jaenicke also featured.
Kingfisher Caper writer Roy Boulting was married to star Hayley Mills at the time of the filming. This was his final writing credit.
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