The Human Factor (1979)

The Human Factor (1979) (DVD) (*)

$33.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Otto Preminger

Written By:
Graham Greene
Tom Stoppard

Actors:
Richard Attenborough ..... Col. John Daintry
Joop Doderer ..... Cornelius Muller
John Gielgud ..... Brig. Tomlinson
Derek Jacobi ..... Arthur Davis
Robert Morley ..... Dr. Percival
Ann Todd ..... Castle's Mother
Richard Vernon ..... Sir John Hargreaves
Nicol Williamson ..... Maurice Castle
Iman ..... Sarah
Keith Marsh ..... Porter
Anthony Woodruff ..... Dr. Barker
Gary Forbes ..... Sam
Angela Thorne ..... Lady Mary Hargreaves
Tony Haygarth ..... Buffy
Paul Curran ..... Halliday

Synopsis:

This routine espionage drama is based on a novel by Graham Greene about a low-level British informant who is caught in a trap. Castle (Nicol Williamson) has a desk job in British intelligence. Around him are heavyweights like Col. Daintry (Richard Attenborough), Sir John Hargreaves (Richard Vernon), and Percival (Robert Morley) who will cold-bloodedly stop at nothing to do their jobs as they see fit. And Castle certainly is a nobody compared to them. One day when a friend of his in Africa needs some help, Castle is conned into supplying the Eastern block countries with info on demand. No one suspects him because of his low position, but when his office partner is hauled off, Castle begins to rethink his situation. This was director Otto Preminger's last film.

When Arthur Davis, a junior bachelor in the British secret service's African section, is seen taking a file with him -to meet his girlfriend Cynthia- the brass fears he may be the leak to Moscow, and allows Dr. Percival to terminate the 'risk factor' by poisoning to avoid a scandal. In fact Davis's desk chief, Maurice Castle, is the double agent since the South African communists helped him smuggle out his black lover Sarah M., meanwhile his wife and mother of schoolboy Sam, to force him to cooperate with the Apartheid government. When Cornelius Muller, the South African official who failed to get him in Pretoria's power, visits London for the anti-communist operation Uncle Remus, he points out Castle still is the natural suspect...

Foreign intrigue and danger abound when suspicions fall on a Russian double spy, forcing him to defect. Spy thriller based upon the novel by Oscar-nominee Graham Greene ('The Fallen Idol') and adapted by Oscar-winner Tom Stoppard ('Shakespeare In Love'). Starring Oscar-winners Richard Attenborough ('Elizabeth' 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park') and John Gielgud ('Arthur,' 'Shine') and Golden Globe-nominee Derek Jacobi ('Hamlet'). With supermodel Iman. Directed by Oscar-nominee Otto Preminger ('Laura,' 'Anatomy of a Murder').

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 September, 2020.