The Chairman (1969)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.225 |
Directed By
J. Lee Thompson
Crew
J. Lee Thompson
Jay Richard Kennedy
Ben Maddow
Jerry Goldsmith
Arthur P. Jacobs
Joseph Lenzi
Mort Abrahams
John Wilcox
Richard Best
Weston Drury Jr.
Peter Mullins
Anna Duse
Bob Kindred
Gordon K. McCallum
Dudley Messenger
Ferdinand Fairfax
Trevor Crole-Rees
Bernadette Ibbetson
TOP CAST
Gregory Peck
John Hathaway
Anne Heywood
Kay Hanna
Arthur Hill
Shelby
Alan Dobie
Benson
Keye Luke
Professor Soong Li
Zienia Merton
Ting Ling
Conrad Yama
The Chairman
Ori Levy
Shertov
Burt Kwouk
Chang Shou
Ric Young
Yin
Alan White
Gardner
Anthony Chinn
Chinese Officer
Laurence Herder
Russian Guard
Helen Horton
Susan Wright
Robert Lee
Hotel Night Manager
Francesca Tu
Soong Chu
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