The Committee (1968)

ALL 05/31/1968 (en) Drama, Fantasy, Music 58 Min
  • Release
    05/31/1968
  • Production
    Craytic
  • Rotten tomato
    45%
  • Original title
    The Committee
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

The mystery film of the 1960's

Overview

The Committee, starring Paul Jones of Manfred Mann fame, is a unique document of Britain in the 1960s. After a very successful run in London’s West End in 1968, viewings of this controversial movie have been few and far between. Stunning black and white camera work by Ian Wilson brings to life this “chilling fable” by Max Steuer, a lecturer (now Reader Emeritus) at the London School of Economics. Avoiding easy answers, The Committee uses a surreal murder to explore the tension and conflict between bureaucracy on one side, and individual freedom on the other. Many films, such as Total Recall, Fahrenheit 451 and Camus’ The Stranger, see the state as ignorant and repressive, and pass over the inevitable weaknesses lying deep in individuals. Drawing on the ideas of R.D. Laing, a psychologically hip state faces an all too human protagonist.

  1. Peter Sykes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Elliott

    Editor

  4. Max Steuer

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Arthur Brown

    Himself

  2. Jimmy Gardner

    Boss

  3. Paul Jones

    Central figure

  4. Tom Kempinski

    Victim

  5. Robert Langdon Lloyd

    Committee Director

  6. Pauline Munro

    Girl

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 6 , Crews : 7

Keyword

The Committee (1968) 58 Min

ALL 05/31/1968 (en)
Drama, Fantasy, Music
  • Release 05/31/1968
  • Production
    Craytic
  • Original title The Committee
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The mystery film of the 1960's

Overview

The Committee, starring Paul Jones of Manfred Mann fame, is a unique document of Britain in the 1960s. After a very successful run in London’s West End in 1968, viewings of this controversial movie have been few and far between. Stunning black and white camera work by Ian Wilson brings to life this “chilling fable” by Max Steuer, a lecturer (now Reader Emeritus) at the London School of Economics. Avoiding easy answers, The Committee uses a surreal murder to explore the tension and conflict between bureaucracy on one side, and individual freedom on the other. Many films, such as Total Recall, Fahrenheit 451 and Camus’ The Stranger, see the state as ignorant and repressive, and pass over the inevitable weaknesses lying deep in individuals. Drawing on the ideas of R.D. Laing, a psychologically hip state faces an all too human protagonist.

  1. Peter Sykes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Elliott

    Editor

  4. Max Steuer

    Producer