The Commissioner

The Commissioner

108 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Feb. 22, 1998

John Hurt stars as a scandal-hit member of parliament, dispatched to the political backwaters of the European Commission in Brussels as penance for his failures. However, once there he stumbles upon a chemical weapons outrage that points to a sinister political-industrial conspiracy.

The Commissioner

108 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Feb. 22, 1998

The Commissioner
John Hurt stars as a scandal-hit member of parliament, dispatched to the political backwaters of the European Commission in Brussels as penance for his failures. However, once there he stumbles upon a chemical weapons outrage that points to a sinister political-industrial conspiracy.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Canal+, Eurimages, Saga Film, Metropolis Filmproduction, New Era Vision
Original title The Commissioner
Directors George Sluizer
Writers Stanley Johnson, Christina Kallas, George Sluizer

Cast

John Hurt

as James morton

Rosana Pastor

as Helena Moguentes

Alice Krige

as Isabelle Morton

Armin Mueller-Stahl

as Hans Koenig

Johan Leysen

as Horst Kramer

Simon Chandler

as Peter Simpson

David Morrissey

as Murray Lomax

James Faulkner

as Gordon Cartwright

Alan MacNaughtan

as Karl Ritter

Bill Bolender

as Arthur Groom

Julian Wadham

as Der Premierminister

Adrian Brine

as President of Court

John Abbott

as Commissioner's Laywer

Kevork Malikyan

as Greek Commissioner

John Warnaby

as Hugo

Thorsten Wien

as Journalist

Tom Zahner

as Technician

Sigo Lorfeo

as Italian Commissioner

Judith Dawson

as TV Journalist

Ian Halcrow

as TV Reporter