The Human Factor (1979)
- Directed by
- Otto Preminger
- Genre
- spy film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British intelligence officer is suspected of being a mole for the Soviets. The film follows the investigation and the personal cost of espionage.
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What happens
The Human Factor is a 1979 British neo noir film starring Nicol Williamson, Robert Morley, and Richard Attenborough, and directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The screenplay is by Tom Stoppard, based on the 1978 novel The Human Factor by Graham Greene. It examines British espionage, and the difficulty of identifying a mole in the ranks of an intelligence service. This was Preminger's last film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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