The Honorary Consul (1983) – Trailer & Where to Watch

Name: The Honorary Consul
Rating: 5.8

MOVIE ★ 5.8/10 1983 1h 44m ActionDramaRomance

“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.

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Cast

Michael Caine as Charley Fortnum, Richard Gere as Dr. Eduardo Plarr, Bob Hoskins as Colonel Perez, Elpidia Carrillo as Clara, Joaquim de Almeida as Leon, A Martinez as Aquino, Stephanie Cotsirilos as Marta, Domingo Ambriz as Diego, Geoffrey Palmer as British Ambassador, Leonard Maguire as Dr. Humphries