The Committee
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5.4The 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.
Released: 1968-05-3158 minDir: Peter SykesDrama, Fantasy, Music
Cast
- Arthur Brown as Himself
- Jimmy Gardner as Boss
- Paul Jones as Central figure
- Tom Kempinski as Victim
- Robert Langdon Lloyd as Committee Director
- Pauline Munro as Girl
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1968
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Sykes
- Cast member
- Robert Lloyd
- Composer
- Pink Floyd
- Duration
- +58
- FilmAffinity ID
- 273732
- Performer
- Pink Floyd
- Distribution format
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1960s musical drama films1968 British films1968 drama films1968 English-language films1968 films1968 independent filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversBritish independent filmsBritish musical drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language musical drama filmsFilms directed by Peter Sykes