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The Honorary Consul

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5.7/10 • 52

1983-09-301h 44m

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First they betrayed him. Then they gambled with his life.

Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.

Directors
John Mackenzie
Editors
Stuart Baird

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  1. Michael Caine

    Michael Caine

    Charley Fortnum

  2. Richard Gere

    Richard Gere

    Dr. Eduardo Plarr

  3. Bob Hoskins

    Bob Hoskins

    Colonel Perez

  4. Elpidia Carrillo

    Elpidia Carrillo

    Clara

  5. Joaquim de Almeida

    Joaquim de Almeida

    Leon

  6. A Martinez

    A Martinez

    Aquino

  7. Stephanie Cotsirilos

    Stephanie Cotsirilos

    Marta

  8. Domingo Ambriz

    Domingo Ambriz

    Diego

  9. Geoffrey Palmer

    Geoffrey Palmer

    British Ambassador

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CinemaSerf

Dec 7, 2024

6/10

With both Paraguay and Argentina under junta governments, doctor "Eduardo" (Richard Gere) returns to his homeland where he quickly befriends the eponymous gent "Fortnum" (Michael Caine) before making even closer friends with his somewhat open-minded wife "Clara" (Elpidia Carrillo). Ostensibly an upstanding member of the community it soon becomes clear that this physician is conflicted, and that comes to an head when his dipso friend is charged with driving the US Ambassador to visit a waterfall. The rebels get wind of this trip and plan to kidnap the visiting diplomat, but they get the wrong man and aren't impressed with the boozed-up light-weight that find themselves stuck with. Still, they can still use him as leverage to have some of their colleagues released from jail, or can they? Does anyone really care about this man who's frankly become a bit of a nuisance, a liability even? The only chance poor old "Fortnum" might have is if local police chief "Perez" (Bob Hoskins) can find where he is being held before his captors lose patience, or run out of whiskey! Caine is on quite good form here as he takes to the role of the alcoholic convincingly, and though he really only features sparingly his is by far the better effort. Otherwise, there's lots of sex between Gere and Carrillo, but their personas remain largely undercooked by a weak script and a rather limited supporting cast who underplay the freedom-fighting elements of the plot and render them a little better than a sideshow. It's really only a vehicle for Gere, this film, and an unremarkable one at that.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,800,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
diplomatadulterybased on novel or bookkidnappingrebelrevolutionlovedoctoralcoholic