Action ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1969 · 1h 33m

The Chairman

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Director
J. Lee Thompson
Cast
Gregory Peck as John Hathaway Anne Heywood as Kay Hanna Arthur Hill as Shelby Alan Dobie as Benson Keye Luke as Professor Soong Li Zienia Merton as Ting Ling
Crew
John Wilcox — Director of Photography Richard Best — Editor Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer Ben Maddow — Screenplay Jay Richard Kennedy — Novel Mort Abrahams — Producer
Tagline

If the Red Chinese don't kill him... a computer in London will!

Synopsis

An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that a micro-sized bomb has been planted in his brain so that should the mission ever look likely to fail, he can be eliminated at the push of a button!

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Mood & Themes
spycold warcountdown
Key Collaborators
J. Lee Thompson Director John Wilcox Director of Photography Richard Best Editor Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer Ben Maddow Screenplay Jay Richard Kennedy Novel Mort Abrahams Producer Anna Duse Costume Design
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