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Line 1: {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2022}} {{more citations needed\|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox film \| name = The Kingfisher Caper \| image = The Kingfisher Caper poster.jpg ~~\| image_size =~~ \| caption = Movie poster \| director = Dirk DeVilliers \| producer = Ben Vlok \| writer = [[Roy Boulting]]<br />Lee Marcus \| ~~based~~based_on on = the novel ''[[The Diamond Hunters]]'' by [[Wilbur Smith]] (uncredited) \| narrator = \| starring = [[Hayley Mills]]<br />[[David McCallum]]<br />[[Jon Cypher]]<br />Bill McNaught \| music = [[John Dankworth]] \| cinematography = Ivo Pellegrini \| editing = Kenneth Connor \| distributor = ~~[[Cinema Shares\|~~Cinema Shares International Distribution Corporation]] (USA) \| released = {{Film date\|1975\|06\|30\|South Africa\|1976\|07\|\|USA}} \| runtime = 86 minutes \| country = South Africa Line 20 ⟶ 22: \| budget = \| gross = }}'''''The Kingfisher Caper''''' (released as '''''Diamond Hunters''''' in South Africa and as '''''Diamond Lust''''' on [[video]]) is a 1975 [[South Africa]]n 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). ==Cast== Line 39 ⟶ 41: ===Supporting cast=== * [[Dirk de Villiers]] as Les (uncredited) ==Production ~~notes~~==▼ Film rights were bought by Philip Vrasne, who wanted to make it in South Africa.<ref>With TV On Horizon & Filmgoing Off, Capetown's Noted 'Theatre Land' Dies Hanson, A. Variety; Los Angeles Vol. 268, Iss. 11, (Oct 25, 1972): 31.</ref> ''Kingfisher Caper'' writer [[Roy Boulting]] was married to star Hayley Mills at the time of the filming. This was his final writing credit.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=Filmink\|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movie-star-cold-streaks-hayley-mills/\|title=Movie Star Cold Streaks: Hayley Mills\|first= Stephen\|last= Vagg\|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>▼ ''Filmink'' magazine called it "typical of several South African movies from the 1970s that attempted to crack the international market (''[[Shangani Patrol (film)\|The Shangani Patrol]]'', ''[[Funeral for an Assassin]]'', ''[[Killer Force]]'', ''[[Target of an Assassin]]'', ''[[Golden Rendezvous]]'', ''[[Game for Vultures]]''): a half-baked action piece with B-list stars (Hayley Mills, David McCallum), iffy handling and one or two decent moments. Roy Boulting, married to Mills at the time, gets a script credit, his last; the film helped kill her career as a movie star."<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=Filmink\|first=Stephen\|last=Vagg\|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/the-cinema-of-wilbur-smith/\|title=The Cinema of Wilbur Smith\|date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> ==Remake== 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. ==References== ▲==Production notes== {{reflist}} ▲''Kingfisher Caper'' writer [[Roy Boulting]] was married to star Hayley Mills at the time of the filming. This was his final writing credit. ==External links== *[~~http~~https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073247 ''The Kingfisher Caper''] at the [[Internet Movie Database]] {{Wilbur Smith}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingfisher Caper}} [[Category:1975 films]] [[Category:1970s English-language films]] [[Category:~~1970s~~English-language ~~drama~~South African films]]▼ [[Category:Films set in South Africa]] [[Category:~~South~~1975 ~~African~~drama films]] ▲[[Category:1970s drama films]] [[Category:1970s business films]] [[Category:South African drama films]] [[Category:Films scored by John Dankworth]]