The Chairman
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For the 1964 film, see The Chairman (1964 film).
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| Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
| Produced by | Mort Abrahams |
| Screenplay by | Ben Maddow |
| Based on | The Chairman by Jay Richard Kennedy |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Anne Heywood Arthur Hill Alan Dobie Conrad Yama |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Editing by | Richard Best |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | June 25, 1969 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Chairman 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.
[edit] Plot
An American is sent to communist China in order to retrieve an important agricultural enzyme. What he does not know is that there is a bomb implanted in his head; the forces behind his mission will detonate it if he fails to carry out the assignment.
[edit] Cast
- Gregory Peck as John Hathaway
- Anne Heywood as Kay Hanna
- Arthur Hill as Shelby
- Alan Dobie as Benson
- Conrad Yama as The Chairman
- Zienia Merton as Ting Ling
- Ori Levy as Shertov
- Eric Young as Yin
- Burt Kwouk as Chang Shou
- Alan White as Gardner
- Keye Luke as Professor Soong Li
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