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The Committee (1968)
The 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.
Updated May 29 2020
Cast
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Committee Director
Paul Jones
Central figure
Arthur Brown
Himself
Pauline Munro
Girl
Jimmy Gardner
Boss
Crew
Ian Wilson
Director of Photography
Peter Sykes
Director
Peter Sykes
Writer
Peter Elliott
Editor
Max Steuer
Writer
Max Steuer
Producer
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