Satan's Harvest is a 1970 South African thriller/adventure film directed by George Montgomery who also starred along with Tippi Hedren and singer Matt Monro.
Plot After inheriting a farm in South Africa, Cutter Murdock, an American private detective, travels there to claim his inheritance and almost immediately finds himself in danger. Follows an attempted assassination while leaving the plane at Jan Smuts Airport (the person behind him is shot dead) and a further attempt on his life when his chauffeur and car are blown in an explosion.
Members of an interloper family excluded from Murdock's uncle's will want Murdock's farm as it is a heroin and marijuana "goldmine".
Cast George Montgomery as Cutter Murdock Tippi Hedren as Marla Oaks Matt Monro as Bates Davy Kaye as Trigger Brian O'Shaughnessy as Andrew Roland Robinson as Timothy Tromp Terreblanche as Uncle Craig Ian Yule as Jonas/Jake as Foreman
Soundtrack
"Two People" composed by Don Black & Denis King, sung by Matt Monro. Other music in the film is by Roy Martin.
Production The film was shot on location in Johannesburg"Satan's Harvest Reviews", tvguide.com. and Zimbabwe in 1969.
Tippi Hedren started The Roar Foundation after working on the film."Tippi Hedren's journey from 'The Birds' to exotic cats", After Ellen, 12 October 2010.
Reception The film has been described as "a surprisingly good jungleflick", a "dreary film about drug trafficking in Africa", and a "forgettable film" by Cosmopolitan, while Leonard Maltin sums up his assessment of the film as follows: "Colourful scenery, tepid story."
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