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The Chairman (or alternatively The Most Dangerous Man in the World) is a 1969 spy film starring Gregory Peck. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay was by Ben Maddow based on a novel by Jay Richard Kennedy . Plot. A Western agent is sent to Communist China in order to retrieve an important agricultural enzyme.
The Chairman: Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Alan Dobie. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the US government sends a scientist to China to steal the formula for a new agricultural enzyme developed by the Chinese.
- (1.4K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- J. Lee Thompson
- 1969-07
Reviews. The Chairman. Roger Ebert August 19, 1969. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Oh," she moans piteously, "Please don't go! They will kill you. Stay with me... " The hero is grasping her arms. Her hands are on his shoulder. He looks down. "No," he says, "I cannot stay. I must go." She crushes her head to his chest, weeping.
American scientist John Hathaway (Gregory Peck) goes to Communist China on a mission to steal a formula for an experimental agricultural enzyme with enormous practical benefits.
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- J. Lee Thompson
- PG
- Gregory Peck
The Chairman. Film Details. Also Known As. The Most Dangerous Man in the World. MPAA Rating. Genre. Adventure. Adaptation. Drama. Spy. Thriller. Release Date. Jan 1969. Premiere Information. New York opening: 25 Jun 1969. Production Company. Apjac Productions, Inc.; Twentieth Century--Fox Productions.
- J. Lee Thompson, Ferdinand Fairfax
- Gregory Peck
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Novel. Ben Maddow. Screenplay. 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!