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I recently bought this DVD during a "I must buy a bunch of Michael Caine movies" binge (the binge also included purchases of GET CARTER, THE SWARM, and THE HOLCROFT COVENANT).
This is actually a good, but mostly forgotten movie. Caine plays an engineer in South Africa who comes to the aid of ex-political prisoner Sidney Poitier when he is being harassed by the police. Caine and Poitier head for Johannesburg with a relentless police detective (Nicol Williamson) and his partner hot on their trail. Rutger Hauer even appears in a supporting role.
This movie has a PG rating, but would likely get at least a PG-13 under today's rating system because of the racial overtones, violence, and a steamy sex scene in a closet (they don't show much, but it's pretty racy for a PG movie) between Poitier and Persis Khambatta.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Especially the well-placed instances of humor (mostly between Poitier and Caine). Not a great movie, but a very good one and I recommend it.
Persis Khambatta at her most respectable, before anyone outside of India knew who she was.
another great poitier film is "brother john". he plays this mysterious drifter and there are weird biblical overtones that has given it a bit of a cult following. very unique