Wild Justice is an adventure novel by Wilbur Smith. It was partially set in Seychelles, where Smith had a home for a number of years.[1]
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Wilbur Smith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Media type | |
It was the third best selling book in England in 1980.[2]
The novel was published in the US as The Delta Decision.[3]
TV adaptation
editThe novel was filmed for TV in 1993 as a four-hour mini-series.[4][5] A shorter two-hour cut was released overseas under the title Covert Assassin.
Cast
edit- Roy Scheider - Peter Stride
- Patricia Millardet - Magda Altman
- Christopher Buchholz - Colin Noble
- Ted McGinley - Aubrey Billings
- Clive Francis - Sir Steven
- Sam Wanamaker - Kingston Parker
- Kelly Marcel - Melissa Stride
- Richard Ridings - Carl
- Constantine Gregory - Sergei Bulov
- David Yip - Wong
- Kevork Malikyan - Ali Hassan
- Rita Wolf - Vritra
References
edit- ^ "Wilbur Smith in the Seychelles", Cerf Resort accessed 18 May 2012
- ^ "Forsyth's devilry leads the charge: Alex Hamilton reviews a year of mixed fortunes in the paperback trade and presents his bestseller list for 1980". The Guardian. 6 December 1980. p. 10.
- ^ Roraback, Dick (22 March 1981). "A hero drawn in need of a flaw plan". Los Angeles Times. p. M14.
- ^ Kachmar, Diane C. (2002). Roy Scheider: A Film Biography. McFarland. p. 202. ISBN 9780786412013.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 January 2022). "The Cinema of Wilbur Smith". Filmink.
External links
edit- Wild Justice at Pan MacMillan
- Wild Justice (film) at IMDb
- Review of mini-series at Variety
- Review of mini-series at People magazine