The Kingfisher Caper

The Kingfisher Caper
Movie poster
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)
Release dates	1975
Running time	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).

Cast

Main cast

Hayley Mills as Tracey Van Der Byl
David McCallum as Benedict Van Der Byl
Jon Cypher as Johnny Lance
Barry Trengove as Cappy
Volenté Bertotti as Ruby Lance
Bill McNaught as Hendrich Van Der Byl
Don Furnival as Mac
Gordon van Rooyen as Kramer
Stanley Leeshaw as Osaki
Pieter Geldenhuys as Attorney
Ray Novak as Joe
Ian Botha as Sampson

Supporting cast

Dirk de Villiers as Les (uncredited)

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.

Production notes

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

The Kingfisher Caper at the Internet Movie Database

Works by Wilbur Smith

Novels	When the Lion Feeds (1964) The Dark of the Sun (1965) The Sound of Thunder (1966) Shout at the Devil (1968) Gold Mine (1970) The Diamond Hunters (1971) The Sunbird (1972) Eagle in the Sky (1974) The Eye of the Tiger (1975) Cry Wolf (1976) A Sparrow Falls (1977) Hungry as the Sea (1978) Wild Justice (1979) A Falcon Flies (1980) Men of Men (1981) The Angels Weep (1982) The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (1984) The Burning Shore (1985) Power of the Sword (1986) Rage (1987) A Time to Die (1989) Golden Fox (1990) Elephant Song (1991) River God (1994) The Seventh Scroll (1995) Birds of Prey (1997) Monsoon (1999) Warlock (2001) Blue Horizon (2003) The Triumph of the Sun (2005) The Quest (2007) Assegai (2009) Those in Peril (2011) Vicious Circle (2013) Desert God (2014)

Film/TV Adaptations	Dark of the Sun (1968) The Last Lion (1972) Gold (1974) The Kingfisher Caper (1975) Shout at the Devil (1976) Mountain of Diamonds (1991) (TV movie) Wild Justice (1994) (TV movie) The Seventh Scroll (1999) (mini-series) The Diamond Hunters (2001) (mini-series)

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