70'S FOCUS : GAME FOR VULTURES .. 1979 ..

COLUMBIA PICTURES
Presents
GAME FOR VULTURES
Starring
RICHARD HARRIS as        David Swansey
RICHARD ROUNDTREE as 
Gideon Marunga
JOAN COLLINS as Nicolle

RAY MILLAND as Colonel Brettle
Denholm Elliott AS
Raglan Thistle 
SVEN BERTIL TAUBE as
Larry Prescott
KEN GAMPU as Sixpence
Tony Osoba as Daniel Batton
NEIL HALLETT as Tony Knight
MARK SINGLETON as Sir Benjamin Peckover
Assistant Director Gus Agosti
Edited by Peter Tanner
Art Director/Herbert Smith
Director of Photographer - Alex Thompson
   Music by Tony Duhig and Jon Field
      Screenplay by Philip Baird
          From the Novel by Michael Hartman
             Produced by Hazel Adair
                Directed by James Fargo
                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

David Swansey helps in the fight against the popular front by smuggling helicopters into Rhodesia. His mission then takes a dangerous turn as the African guerilla warfare escalates, then the violence and bloodshed engulfs everyone involved. Swansey teams up with the freedom figher Gideon Marunga, together they risk life and limb to win in the Games of Vultures!
 (c) 1979 COLUMBIA  106 MINS RATED 15  REG 2 DVD MOSAIC

This forgotten film was one of the last international co-productions and featured a great cast, however the script was uneven and the film hard to follow at times. Joan only appears in a few scenes and she filmed this before 'The Stud'. Joan took many parts around this time to put food on the table and pay her children's school fees. It was of course 'The Stud' which put her back on the entertainment map, by time 'Game For Vultures', finally got a release in the UK, she was about to make 'The Bitch'..

 There is little info on this production, however I asked Richard Roundtree recently about the film, he was surprised anyone even remembered it. He enjoyed the experience as part of it was filmed in South Africa and he remembered a scene with veteran Ray Milland, whom he admired.

Though although released into cinemas in the UK and here in Ireland, it did get a limited release elsewhere, turning up everywhere on video in the 80's and most recently on DVD in the UK and European territories.. 

As I have little info on the film, you can see Joan's highlights from the film on this page! While not required viewing, it is none the less worth a look for it's international cast...