Agrega una trama en tu idiomaAfter his family is brutally murdered for an unknown reason, a computer engineer sets out to find those responsible.After his family is brutally murdered for an unknown reason, a computer engineer sets out to find those responsible.After his family is brutally murdered for an unknown reason, a computer engineer sets out to find those responsible.
Thomas Hunter
- Taylor
- (as Tom Hunter)
Danny Huston
- Mark Kinsdale
- (as Danny Houston)
Richard Harrison
- Jeffrey Kinsdale
- (as Ricky Harrison)
Mark Lowell
- Eddy Fonseca
- (as Robert Lowell)
Jan Englund
- Agnes Fonseca
- (as Jan Lowell)
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This is the last film made by the famous director Ed Dmytryk before his death. However, he must have been failing more than in health, as his creative juices seem largely to have dried up for this one. I hate to say this, because two of my old pals were involved in the production: George Davis ('in charge of production') and Roy Parkinson, Production Manager. George and Roy liked to work together whenever possible, and I can just imagine that George raised a sizeable portion of the budget for this project. He died just after Christmas in 1999, and most of the films he worked on in his long career are not listed on IMDb. Production accountants often get no screen credits, although they are the custodians of all the producers' darkest secrets, and I learned a few from George! As for Roy, it appears that he is still alive aged 95, and I hope his charming wife Lana is too. George and Roy were two of the most honest and decent men I ever knew, and this seems a fitting occasion to pay tribute to both of them. There was one occasion in particular when I had to consult with them about a most important and difficult decision involving the jobs of many people, and their support helped me to make it and eased me through a crisis of conscience caused by an act of financial corruption by the Boulting Brothers. George Davis and Roy Parkinson came from a generation when loyalty and values still existed and were widely held, though such qualities are today a vanishing commodity in a world ruled by greed. George Kennedy was a curious choice for a lead actor in this action movie, as he was already a bit old and getting overweight. Of course, he is good, but he would have been better 10 years earlier. And this is in any case really a sixties movie made in the seventies. Much of the casting is of well known names from an earlier era who are either given very little to do so that their talents are wasted (such as Rita Tushingham and John Mills) or who look shockingly past their sell-by date, such as Raf Vallone looking like a ghost of himself. The script is weak, and Dmytryk does little to save it. This is one of those films where in the story vengeance is seen to be done, and there's none of that 'they should have a fair trial' stuff, so this is a particularly gritty suspense film. I only wish it had been a better one.
Low-Budget American-Italian Revenge Plot.
Personalized by an American Computer Programmer Stationed in Italy.
Last Film From the Celebrated Director Dymytryk Known for "Crossfire" (1947), "Murder My Sweet" (1944), "The Caine Mutiny" (1954), and Others.
His Hollywood Career became Exiled by the HUAC Witch-Hunt.
Intense Film, Anchored by a Determined, No-Nonsense George Kennedy.
After His Family is Executed, a Near-Suicidal Kennedy Regroups and Sets-Out on a Vendetta Against the Terrorist Responsible.
His Family, as it Turns was a Random Display of Activity to Extort Money and Prisoner Release.
Killing American Families Until Demands are Met.
The Computer Organization who Employs the Juggernaut who is Kennedy is Linked to the U. S. Govt and Specifically the Military.
Gets Help from Friendly Insiders and the Hunt is On.
Taut, Violent, and Suspenseful Film with a Surprisingly Effective Combination of Brains and Brawn from a Limited Actor.
Gritty, Far-Fetched, Wild and Primitive Display of 1975 Embryonic Computer Technology.
Films Date this Sort of Thing Profoundly and is Always an Awkward Attraction.
A Hidden-Gem Discovery.
Despite the Stone-Age Distraction of the Computers and the Hubris of its Overseer's Imaginary Capabilities,
The Film is Definitely...
Worth a Watch.
Personalized by an American Computer Programmer Stationed in Italy.
Last Film From the Celebrated Director Dymytryk Known for "Crossfire" (1947), "Murder My Sweet" (1944), "The Caine Mutiny" (1954), and Others.
His Hollywood Career became Exiled by the HUAC Witch-Hunt.
Intense Film, Anchored by a Determined, No-Nonsense George Kennedy.
After His Family is Executed, a Near-Suicidal Kennedy Regroups and Sets-Out on a Vendetta Against the Terrorist Responsible.
His Family, as it Turns was a Random Display of Activity to Extort Money and Prisoner Release.
Killing American Families Until Demands are Met.
The Computer Organization who Employs the Juggernaut who is Kennedy is Linked to the U. S. Govt and Specifically the Military.
Gets Help from Friendly Insiders and the Hunt is On.
Taut, Violent, and Suspenseful Film with a Surprisingly Effective Combination of Brains and Brawn from a Limited Actor.
Gritty, Far-Fetched, Wild and Primitive Display of 1975 Embryonic Computer Technology.
Films Date this Sort of Thing Profoundly and is Always an Awkward Attraction.
A Hidden-Gem Discovery.
Despite the Stone-Age Distraction of the Computers and the Hubris of its Overseer's Imaginary Capabilities,
The Film is Definitely...
Worth a Watch.
A British suspense-thriller; A story about a middle-aged NATO electronics expert who aims to track down the killers of his family, aided by a colleague and access to an early version of the internet. This film, based on a novel by Simon Quinn, has a theme about how blood vengeance consumes to the point of self-destruction. The film has conviction and carries a modicum of suspense. George Kennedy's arresting performance as a middle-aged nerd, an everyman, hulking around Campania and Lazio like an out-of-control ox, lends a touch of realism to his scenes of lex talionis but it means the emotional cards fail to stack fully in his favour. Ennio Morricone's score responds with just the right emotional tone throughout.
When I first saw this movie, I was only 9 years old. The movies idea, losing one's entire family to terrorists, haunted me for years. George Kennedy's strong portrayl of a father who is obsessed about tracking down the killers of his family, can easily be outdone by newer more daring plots. For it's time though, The Human Factor was 'on the edge of your seat' suspense that left you with a weary, empty feeling when the movie was over. Although dated, I feel it can still create an emotional response for someone who looks for more than special effects in a picture. Too bad it is out of print.
Recently watched this film after not seeing it for many years and it brought back many memories. I was stationed on the AFSOUTH NATO base at the time and the camera crews were there a few days doing exterior shots of the cast in some scenes. It was strange seeing this as I had just arrived there not long before and was even stranger to see the finished film at the base theater after it was released. Every time a scene would pop up showing the base or other recognizable spots (like the Navy Exchange at the climax) the audience would cheer. Not one of the best thrillers I'd seen but they did an adequate job for what it was probably budgeted for. I agree with some of the review that the cast seemed to be miscast (Kennedy never came across to me as the sort of actor that would be the lead in a film) and a bit long in the tooth. Overall everyone I knew enjoyed it but thought it could have been better. Sophia Loren also did scenes on the base in another film though it was filmed when I was not there and I'm sorry to say I can't recall it's title - though I think it was about her helping an orphaned girl.
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- TriviaFinal theatrical movie of Director Edward Dmytryk.
- ErroresIn the final scene when Kinsdale shoots the fleeing terrorist in the back, after his Colt 1911 runs out of ammunition, the slide does lock back, and he continues to pull the trigger with the gun making a clicking sound, as if it is a double action. The 1911 is a single action and will not make that sound.
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Mike McAllister: He's found his killers. He doesn't want them in jail. And neither the machine nor I can predict exactly what his next move is going to be!
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