Satan's Harvest

Satan's Harvest is a 1970 South African thriller^[1]/adventure film directed by George Montgomery who also starred along with Tippi Hedren and singer Matt Monro.^[2][3]

Satan's Harvest
Tippi Hedren in film
Directed by	George Montgomery
Written by	George Montgomery
Produced by	Hyman Kirstein
Starring	George Montgomery Tippi Hedren Matt Monro Davy Kaye
Cinematography	Roderick Stewart
Edited by	Harry Hughes
Music by	Roy Martin
Distributed by	Killarney Films
Release date	June 4, 1970 (1970-06-04)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	South Africa
Language	English

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
• Simon Sabela [fr] 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^[4] and Zimbabwe^[5][6][7] in 1969.^[8][9]

Tippi Hedren started The Roar Foundation after working on the film.^[10][11][12]

Reception

The film has been described as "a surprisingly good jungleflick",^[13] a "dreary film about drug trafficking in Africa",^[14] and a "forgettable film" by Cosmopolitan,^[15] while Leonard Maltin sums up his assessment of the film as follows: "Colourful scenery, tepid story."^[16]