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Dominican Rep. The Human Factor
- Original title
- The Human Factor
- Year
- 1979
- Running time
- 115 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Tom Stoppard. Novel: Graham Greene
- Cast
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Nicol Williamson
Richard Attenborough
John Gielgud
Iman
Derek Jacobi- Joop Doderer
Robert Morley
Richard Vernon
Ann Todd- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery | Spy Film. Cold War
- Movie Groups
- Graham Greene Adaptations
- Synopsis
- This tense drama was the final film from director Otto Preminger (Laura, Anatomy of a Murder), with a star-studded cast and a screenplay by Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love) adapted from Graham Greene's spy novel. At the offices of the British Secret Service, mild-mannered desk agent Maurice Castle (Nicol Williamson) is faced with a moral dilemma when he watches his office mate (Derek Jacobi) brought down for counterespionage. All the while, it is Castle who has been the one secretly leaking information to the Soviets, returning a favor to an old Communist friend in South Africa who helped Castle's wife (Iman) escape to England. When a South African official (Joop Doderer) pays a visit to work with the Brits on a new project, Castle's secrets begin to unravel and his life is changed forever.
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- Critics' reviews
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"The film develops themes of loneliness, debilitation, and obsessive security—all centered on the tragic survival of moral feeling in a world drained by reason."
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"While far from a bad film, 'The Human Factor' fails to convey the desperation and stagnation felt by the Williamson character."
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"Helmer doesn't seem up to the occasion, bringing little atmosphere or feeling to the delicate ticks of the story."
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"The complications of international diplomacy have been ridiculously simplified (...) Scenes that ought to be suspenseful are put into flashbacks, so that you know in advance that the dangers were survived"
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