Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

gilligan1965 I saw "The Wilby Conspiracy" for the first time at the Memorial Drive-In in West Springfield, Massachusetts in 1975 when I was nine-years-old, and, even then, I loved it!I didn't see it again until 1994 when I found it in a video rental store. Remembering the movie quite well, I brought it home and was, once again, enthralled at the quality of this 'rare' find; and, at the chemistry between two of my all-time favorite actors...Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier.In a way, this movie can be compared 'greatly' to "The Defiant Ones" (1958), where two fugitives, Tony Curtis and, once again, Sidney Poitier, are pursued by authorities and all-the-while hating each other, but, depending greatly upon each other. It's the same here in "The Wilby Conspiracy." Although these two characters don't exactly 'like' each other, they 'willingly help' each other to escape tyranny and find a way out of the mess that they 'accidentally/incidentally' got themselves into.However...Sidney Poitier's character (Shack Twala) has a plan; and, this is where Micheal Caine's character (Jim Keogh) comes in handy; as does Keogh's girlfriend, Shack Twala's lawyer; and, her ex-husband, who has the means of a way out.Seeing this movie as a nine-year-old, I remembered all the 'fun' chase scenes; and, what a 'boy' of that age remembers - ('HOT' Prunella Gee driving the jeep in her underwear to create a distraction; and, the beautiful Persis Khambatta playing her part).At 49, I remember all of that, too, and, these two women are still lovely! But, I also remember and maintain that this is an impeccable movie with great acting by great superstars; and, it has a great story with a lot of intrigue and action; and, the scenery of the land and the customs of the people are wonderful, too.This is a 'must-see' for anyone who has even the slightest interest in South Africa; or, Africa at all! I love it...and, always will! :)

Maziun 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.

bkoganbing I would really have liked to have given The Wilby Conspiracy a higher rating than I did. But unfortunately a really huge and ridiculous error was made in telling the tale.Due to political pressure brought to bear from various world human rights activists, black nationalist Sidney Poitier is freed by the apartheid South African government. On the way to celebrate, Poitier, his lawyer Prunella Gee and her boyfriend Michael Caine get into a mêlée with South African police and after assaulting a pair of them have to flee.But it turns out the government in freeing Poitier in the first place has a whole other agenda. Poitier also has something else in mind, to get a stash of diamonds hidden years ago in a robbery to aid the African National Congress. During the course of fleeing Poitier seeks the aid of an Indian dentist played by Saeed Jeffrey and his assistant Persis Khambatta. While Poitier is hidden away in a modern day priest-hole he takes Khambatta in there with him and while the South African Security are even outside within a few feet of him, Poitier and Khambatta are doing the horizontal mambo. Now granted Poitier had been in prison for 10 years and he was understandably ready to go, still I found it a bit much. The steamy sex scene definitely sold a lot movie tickets, but it was awkwardly planted into the story.Acting honors in this film go to Nicol Williamson as the South African Security Police Chief Horne. He is a chillingly evil man, resolute in defense of the apartheid society and a bigoted product of that same society. Williamson is living proof of what Martin Luther King said about racism being as toxic to the perpetrator as to the victim.The Wilby in the Wilby Conspiracy is a Nelson Mandela like figure who is in exile in neighboring Botswana. He only enters the film at the very end and in a surprising way. The Wilby Conspiracy other than that tacked on sex scene done for box office dollars is a great portrait of the last days of the apartheid society of South Africa. It should be seen for Nicol Williamson's portrayal alone.

SipteaHighTea I wish they extend the time period by another 5 to 10 minutes on the love scene that occur between Sidney Poitier and Persis Khambatta with more intimate lovemaking action. They did that with Kevin Costner in the movies Dances with Wolves and Bull Durham and Eric Roberts and Pamela Gidley in the movie Freefall. They also did that in the TV show NYPD where David Caruso made love with his cop girlfriend. I think they should have made the love scene in the attic instead of the closet. The attic look like it had a lot more room and enough space to place a small boxspring and bed mattress and some bed sheets so the characters could make more intense, detailed love scenes. It seems to me that there should be a firm rule that films like the Wilby Conspiracy should be at the minimum 2 hours long whether it is shown at the theater, on VHS, DVD or CD.