The Human Factor

– When Arthur Davis, a junior bachelor in the British secret service's African section, is seen taking..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
The Human Factor (1979)

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

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Producing Country:
UK
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Editor's Pick for:
Release Date:

01 Jan 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writer:

Graham Greene (novel), Tom Stoppard (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi

Plot:

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 Moskow, 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...

Production:

Live Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%