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The Chairman

The Chairman
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Genres: Action, Drama
Starring: Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Plot Sypnosis:

For their final film together following The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962) and Mackenna’s Gold (1969), star Gregory Peck and director J. Lee Thompson team for the high-stakes espionage thriller The Chairman (1969). Securing a game-changing agricultural enzyme formula is the goal for a Nobel Prize-winning professor (Peck) visiting Communist China where, equipped with an implanted transmitter, he will meet scientists and the titular Chairman Mao himself. Also placed inside him: an explosive device to be triggered in case of failure. Written for the screen by Ben Maddow (The Asphalt Jungle) and scored by the peerless Jerry Goldsmith.

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1969
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 93
Specs: Limited to 3000 Units
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 2.35:1
Audio Formats: English 2.0 DTS-HD MA / English 1.0 DTS-HD MA
Subtitles/Captions: English SDH
Special Features: Isolated Music Track (with some effects) / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld and Lee Pfeiffer / The Chairman Mini-Film / Two Alternate Scenes from International Version / Original Theatrical Trailer