The Human Factor (1975 film)

The Human Factor
Theatrical poster
Directed byEdward Dmytryk
Written byPeter Powell
Thomas Hunter
Produced byFrank Avianca
StarringGeorge Kennedy
John Mills
Raf Vallone
Rita Tushingham
Haydee Politoff
CinematographyOusama Rawi
Edited byAlan Strachan
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Distributed byBryanston Distribution (US)
Rank Films (UK)
Release dates
  • 19 November 1975 (1975-11-19) (US)
  • 27 June 1976 (1976-06-27) (UK)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
Italy
LanguageEnglish

The "Human" Factor is a 1975 suspense-thriller film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring George Kennedy, John Mills, Raf Vallone, Rita Tushingham, Barry Sullivan, and Haydee Politoff.[1] A young Danny Huston appears in his acting debut.[2] The UK/US/Italy co-production was shot on-location in Naples. The soundtrack was by composer Ennio Morricone. It was Dmytryk's final theatrically released film.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The "Human" Factor". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Factor". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ^ Segaloff, Nat (2013). Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors. Bear Manor Media. pp. 85–89. ISBN 978-1593932336.
  4. ^ Rating the movies - Page 196 0881762741 Jay A. Brown - 1985 227 minutes b&w THE HUMAN FACTOR (1975) ☆* George Kennedy John Mills An American computer expert, working with NATO in Italy, stalks and kills a ... The film suffers from limp direction, un- moving performances, and a wobbly script.