The Chairman

The Chairman

93 mins | Action, Thriller | June 25, 1969

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!

The Chairman

93 mins | Action, Thriller | June 25, 1969

The Chairman
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!
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers 20th Century Fox, APJAC Productions
Original title The Chairman
Directors Ferdinand Fairfax, J. Lee Thompson
Writers Jay Richard Kennedy, Ben Maddow

Cast

Gregory Peck

as John Hathaway

Anne Heywood

as Kay Hanna

Arthur Hill

as Shelby

Alan Dobie

as Benson

Keye Luke

as Professor Soong Li

Zienia Merton

as Ting Ling

Conrad Yama

as The Chairman

Ori Levy

as Shertov

Burt Kwouk

as Chang Shou

Eric Young

as Yin

Alan White

as Gardner

Anthony Chinn

as Chinese Officer

Laurence Herder

as Russian Guard

Helen Horton

as Susan Wright

Robert Lee

as Hotel Night Manager

Francesca Tu

as Soong Chu