Satan's Harvest


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 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

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 and Zimbabwe in 1969.
Tippi Hedren started The Roar Foundation after working on the film.

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."