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Where to Watch The Honorary Consul (1983)
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.
ActionRomanceDrama 104 min 5.8/10 from 57 votes
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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