The Chairman (1969 film)

The Chairman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJ. Lee Thompson
Screenplay byBen Maddow
Based onThe Chairman
1969 novel
by Jay Richard Kennedy
Produced byMort Abrahams
Arthur P. Jacobs
StarringGregory Peck
Anne Heywood
Arthur Hill
Alan Dobie
Conrad Yama
CinematographyJohn Wilcox
Ted Moore (uncredited)
Edited byRichard Best
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 25 June 1969 (1969-06-25)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,915,000[1]
Box office$2.5 million (US/ Canada rentals)[2]

The Chairman (or alternatively The Most Dangerous Man in the World) is a 1969 spy film starring Gregory Peck. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay was by Ben Maddow based on a novel by Jay Richard Kennedy.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p255
  2. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, 7 January 1970 p 15