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The Human Factor

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An English spy (Nicol Williamson) must leave his family and defect to Moscow.
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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 01/01/2000
This rigorous, compelling, radically stylized film represents the end point in a line of development that Otto Preminger had been pursuing since the late 60s. Go to Full Review Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) 08/14/2019
The first part is the best aspect of the film. The second seems colder and more mundane. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review TV Guide 10/23/2007
2/4
Director Preminger was handed his first project in five years, a great cast, and good material (based on a Graham Greene novel), and he came up with this anemic little thriller. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/26/2007
C
It remains a well-crafted but rather tedious effort, with only the sparkling performances from its outstanding cast giving the film some spark. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/05/2005
2/5
Film4 Staff Film4 05/24/2003
The film is a triumph of missed opportunities, miscasting and misdirection, excused, if at all, by the fact that money ran out and Otto had to hock some paintings to finish it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d @RT67044741 12/17/2021 stuffy old british movie that features some of the ugliest people ever allowed to become actors See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 02/14/2015 The Human Factor is a disappointing. It is about Daintry who is brought in to investigate an information leak at the African British Intelligence. Richard Attenborough, George Kennedy, and John Mills give horrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Edward Dmytryk did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more 11/02/2012 This rating is for the 1975 Ed Dmytryk-Big George Kennedy revenge flick with the kickass final scene. See more 06/16/2012 Convoluted spy drama that is continually downbeat. See more 06/03/2011 A slow but ultimately intriguing story. Some of the acting's wooden, but Preminger's direction overcomes that. See more 03/24/2011 Not enough enraged George Kennedy killing in cold blood, and too much staring at 70s computer screens. The bloody climax is good, but it's a long time coming. Not to be confused (as this entry has done) with the 1979 Otto Preminger film. This one is from 1975, and does not star Richard Attenborough. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Otto Preminger

Director

Nicol Williamson

Maurice Castle

Richard Attenborough

Colonel John Daintry

Derek Jacobi

Arthur Davis

Iman

Sarah

Robert Morley

Doctor Percival

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Movie Info

Synopsis An English spy (Nicol Williamson) must leave his family and defect to Moscow.
Director
Otto Preminger
Producer
Otto Preminger
Screenwriter
Tom Stoppard
Production Co
Wheel Productions, Sigma Production, The Rank Organisation
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 1979, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 55m