The Most Dangerous Man in the World (Original title)The Chairman (Alternative title)
Date: 04 July 1969 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirector: J. Lee Thompson
Synopsis: Thriller. Leading scientist and one-time American agent John Hathaway is recalled for the US and USSR's joint investigation into a Chinese scientific breakthrough that seems to allow crops to grow in even extreme environments. Hathaway reluctantly agrees to have a chip implanted in his head which enables him to speak at any time, via satellite, to the military chiefs monitoring his mission. He is unaware of a rumour that the device can also be blown up should he run into trouble. Hathaway is welcomed to China, where they hope to use his expertise in the field of genes to help splice together different parts of the enzyme so it can be used widely. In a remote enclosure, Hathaway is reunited with his old mentor, who has been working on the enzyme but who is also perilously critical of the ruling regime. Hathaway meets the nation's Chairman and they discuss whether an individual owes his allegiance to the State, as the Chairman thinks, or whether the State exists for the benefit of the individual, as Hathaway thinks. Hathaway tries to secure a copy of the enzyme's structure from inside a heavily protected projection booth and escape over the border to Soviet Russia, but his hosts are ahead of him. As he makes his bid for freedom, he is pursued by the Chinese forces and is also up against a ticking clock as his military chiefs prepare to take extreme measures to secure his silence.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Communism, Espionage
Title: Score: The ChairmanAuthor: BOND, Jeff Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n481 February 1974 Page: 38
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n481 February 1974: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v39 n459 April 1972 Page: 85
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v39 n459 April 1972: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema n9693 4 Jul 1969 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9693 4 Jul 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v15 n11 August 1969 Pages: 33-34
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n11 August 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 18 Jun 1969 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 18 Jun 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v36 n427 August 1969 Page: 175
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v36 n427 August 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v206 n24 13 Jun 1969 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v206 n24 13 Jun 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v239 n26 25 Jun 1969 Page: 215
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v239 n26 25 Jun 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9567 28 Aug 1968 Page: 9
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9567 28 Aug 1968: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Page: 12
Title: [ - : no known title]
Date: 04 July 1969 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirector: J. Lee Thompson
Synopsis: Thriller. Leading scientist and one-time American agent John Hathaway is recalled for the US and USSR's joint investigation into a Chinese scientific breakthrough that seems to allow crops to grow in even extreme environments. Hathaway reluctantly agrees to have a chip implanted in his head which enables him to speak at any time, via satellite, to the military chiefs monitoring his mission. He is unaware of a rumour that the device can also be blown up should he run into trouble. Hathaway is welcomed to China, where they hope to use his expertise in the field of genes to help splice together different parts of the enzyme so it can be used widely. In a remote enclosure, Hathaway is reunited with his old mentor, who has been working on the enzyme but who is also perilously critical of the ruling regime. Hathaway meets the nation's Chairman and they discuss whether an individual owes his allegiance to the State, as the Chairman thinks, or whether the State exists for the benefit of the individual, as Hathaway thinks. Hathaway tries to secure a copy of the enzyme's structure from inside a heavily protected projection booth and escape over the border to Soviet Russia, but his hosts are ahead of him. As he makes his bid for freedom, he is pursued by the Chinese forces and is also up against a ticking clock as his military chiefs prepare to take extreme measures to secure his silence.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Communism, Espionage
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Film Score Monthly v10 n5 Sep/Oct 2005 Pages: 46-47Title: Score: The ChairmanAuthor: BOND, Jeff Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n481 February 1974 Page: 38
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n481 February 1974: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v39 n459 April 1972 Page: 85
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v39 n459 April 1972: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema n9693 4 Jul 1969 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9693 4 Jul 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v15 n11 August 1969 Pages: 33-34
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n11 August 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 18 Jun 1969 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 18 Jun 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v36 n427 August 1969 Page: 175
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v36 n427 August 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v206 n24 13 Jun 1969 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v206 n24 13 Jun 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v239 n26 25 Jun 1969 Page: 215
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v239 n26 25 Jun 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9567 28 Aug 1968 Page: 9
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9567 28 Aug 1968: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Page: 12
Title: [ - : no known title]