The 'Human' Factor
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The 'Human' Factor is a 1975 film directed by Edward Dmytryk
and starring George Kennedy
and John Mills
.
, Cool Hand Luke
and The Dirty Dozen
) works in Naples, Italy as a NATO computer specialist. He returns home from work one day to find his beloved family brutally murdered. Grief-striken, John puts his technological skills to use to hunt down those responsible. His colleagues (John Mills
and Rita Tushingham
), as well as the US Military commander and local police inspector, struggle to prevent him from taking the law into his own hands. But nothing can prevent the obsessed John from delivering brutal vengeance on the political terrorists responsible.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
(The Caine Mutiny
)
Soundtrack by legendary composer Ennio Morricone
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'.-Early life:Dmytryk was born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada,...
and starring George Kennedy
George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke , airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and...
and John Mills
John Mills
Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:...
.
Synopsis
John Kinsdale (Oscar winner George KennedyGeorge Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke , airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and...
, Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Paul Newman. The screenplay was adapted by Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson from Pearce's 1965 novel of the same name. The film features George Kennedy, Strother Martin, J.D...
and The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 film directed by Robert Aldrich and released by MGM. It was filmed in England and features an ensemble cast, including Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, and Robert Webber. The film is based on E. M...
) works in Naples, Italy as a NATO computer specialist. He returns home from work one day to find his beloved family brutally murdered. Grief-striken, John puts his technological skills to use to hunt down those responsible. His colleagues (John Mills
John Mills
Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:...
and Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham
-Career:Born in Liverpool, Tushingham began her career as a stage actress at the Liverpool Playhouse. Her screen debut was in A Taste of Honey...
), as well as the US Military commander and local police inspector, struggle to prevent him from taking the law into his own hands. But nothing can prevent the obsessed John from delivering brutal vengeance on the political terrorists responsible.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'.-Early life:Dmytryk was born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada,...
(The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny is a 1952 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard a destroyer-minesweeper in the Pacific in World War II and deals with, among other things, the moral and ethical decisions made at sea by the captains of ships...
)
Soundtrack by legendary composer Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
Cast
| Actor/actress | Character |
|---|---|
| George Kennedy | John Kinsdale |
| John Mills | Mike McAllister |
| Raf Vallone | Dr. Lupo |
| Barry Sullivan | Edmonds |
| Rita Tushingham | Janice |
| Shane Rimmer | Carter, CIA |
| Thomas Hunter | Taylor |
| Frank Avianca | Kamal |
| Haydée Politoff | Pidgeon |
| Arthur Franz | Gen. Fuller |
| Fiamma Verges | Ann Kinsdale |
| Danny Houston | Mark Kinsdale |
| Richard Harrison | Jeffrey Kinsdale |
| Hillary Lief | Linda Kinsdale |
| Michael Mandeville | Phillips |