Is The Black Windmill scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Windmill easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Black Windmill end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Windmill violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Windmill sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Black Windmill

Name: The Black Windmill
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime
Released: 1974
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Delphine Seyrig, Clive Revill, John Vernon

The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.

Directed by Don Siegel

Produced by Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company

1974106 min6.3 / 10

A taut 1970s spy thriller about a lone agent forced into vigilantism when institutional betrayal leaves him no choice but to pursue his son's kidnappers himself.

A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.

Questions people ask

Is The Black Windmill scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Black Windmill easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Black Windmill end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Black Windmill violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Black Windmill sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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