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Actors: Nicol Williamson, Robert Morley, Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Richard Attenborough, Iman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Human Factor |
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THE HUMAN FACTOR, based on the Graham Greene novel, was produced and directed by Otto Preminger in 1979.
Maurice Castle (Williamson) and Arthur Davis (Jacobi) are working in the African section of the British secret services. As a Brit correspondent in Moscow reports to London that there is a leak in this section, Castle and Davis are secretly put under surveillance by their superiors. One of them, the sinister Dr. Percival, is convinced that Davis, a pound-foolish bachelor, is the one responsible for the leak. He obtains the authorization to eliminate Davis and manages to poison him. Nonetheless, secret informations keep reaching the Soviet Union.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Human Factor |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 80%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- finding a spy/saboteur
The terrorist enemy is...
- commies!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- govt employee
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Africa
Yes
Part of Africa:
- White Enclave
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 1
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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