Where to watch · United States
Not on any service here yet.
The Honorary Consul (1983)
Directed by John Mackenzie
“First they betrayed him. Then they gambled with his life.”
Action, Drama, Romance · 1h 44m
Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.
Cast
Michael Caine
Charley Fortnum
Richard Gere
Dr. Eduardo Plarr
Bob Hoskins
Colonel Perez
Elpidia Carrillo
Clara
Joaquim de Almeida
Leon
A Martinez
Aquino
Stephanie Cotsirilos
Marta
Domingo Ambriz
Diego
Geoffrey Palmer
British Ambassador
Leonard Maguire
Dr. Humphries
Jorge Russek
Senor Escobar
E
Eric Valdez
Pablo
Crew
- Director
- John Mackenzie
- Screenplay
- Christopher Hampton
- Novel
- Graham Greene
- Director of Photography
- Phil Meheux
- Editor
- Stuart Baird
- Producer
- Norma Heyman
Details
- Release date
- 1983-09-30
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Spanish, English, Latin
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Mexico
- Production
- Parsons & Whittemore Lyddon Ltd., World Film Services, Estudios Churubusco Azteca
- Budget
- $11,800,000