Charley Fortnum first comes across as a boozing has-been, but in the end, he is the voice of reason and humanity in the face of an insane, inhuman mess.

When the menu for the film comes up, make sure you look out for the word "Tonformat" on the menu when you want to change the audio setup to English before you start watching the film). As a boy, Eduardo Plarr (Richard Gere) and his mother fled Paraguay after his father was captured and held as a political prisoner.He determines that the patient is in no danger from the morphine, but informs Leon that the person they kidnapped is not the American ambassador: he is Fortnum, the British consul. The action is based upon a book by Graham Greene, a morality tale in which Greene shows how a seemingly mild injustice leads to catastrophic consequences for an apparently innocent man. The Honorary Consul is a 1983 British drama film directed by John Mackenzie and starring Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins and Elpidia Carrillo. Retitled from The Honorary Consul and sold in America with one of Paramount’s sleaziest ad campaigns, John MacKenzie and Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of a Graham Greene novel features a fine Michael Caine performance, but prefers to stress sex scenes between star Richard Gere and Elpidia Carrillo.

Plarr is again summoned to the shack, this time to treat Fortnum for a gunshot wound sustained while trying to flee from a latrine. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.On this level the movie succeeds, but there are too many loose ends in the plot and some lackluster performances. As a boy, he was forced to flee his native Paraguay after the arrest and subsequent disappearance of his father, a dissident.

His English father remained in Paraguay as a political rebel and, aside from a single hand-delivered letter, they never hear from him again. All of this comes together to create problems when he is asked to help revolutionaries kidnap a diplomat. Another person the doctor meets is Clara (Elpidia Carrillo), whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife. This is a mildly interesting picture for viewers who like a hint of subtlety to spice their viewing experience.The movie was filmed on location in Veracruz, Mexico and Mexico City, and at the Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. Despite Plarr warning the dissidents that Fortnum has no value to the authorities, the group proceed with their demand for the release of ten political prisoners. The film was produced by Norma Heyman, the first British woman to produce a solo independent feature film. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote of "the grossly meaningless title that has been attached—like a bathtub to a car—to the screen adaptation of The Honorary Consul, Mr.