Although I have never read the novel or indeed any of Graham Greene's other novels, I thought The Honorary Consul was quite entertaining a story despite not having seen the film before. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife. Plarr makes the acquaintance of the dissolute and heavy-drinking Charley Fortnum, the honorary British consul.

This is a mildly interesting picture for viewers who like a hint of subtlety to spice their viewing experience. 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. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. 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. Visiting the town brothel with Saavedra, Plarr is attracted to a girl, Clara, but she is taken by another man.The movie was filmed on location in Veracruz, Mexico and Mexico City, and at the Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual.

Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum (Michael Caine), a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep revolution from occurring. Plarr's mother, once a beauty and now bloated, along with some of his previous mistresses, attends his funeral. Now a practicing doctor in a small Argentinian city, Plarr is approached by an old friend who tells him he's working with the Paraguayan underground and a disgraced British counsel (Michael Caine) on a plan to kidnap an ambassador and hold him for ransom in exchange for the release of Parr's father and several other prisoners. Fortnum asks Plarr to come to his house to attend to his wife, who is complaining of stomach cramps. Army paratroopers surround the hut while the failed priest, Rivas, conducts a makeshift mass inside with the rain coming down.Starring: Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Elpidia Carrillo, Joaquim de Almeida, A Martinez, Stephanie Cotsirilos, Domingo Ambriz, Geoffrey Palmer, Jorge Russek, Erika Carlsson, George Belanger. Plarr is again summoned to the shack, this time to treat Fortnum for a gunshot wound sustained while trying to flee from a latrine. Great performances from Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins, not so great from Richard Gere but a good supporting cast make this an enjoyable hour and three quarters entertainment. The film was produced by Norma Heyman, the first British woman to produce a solo independent feature film. His English father remained in Paraguay as a political rebel and, aside from a single hand-delivered letter, they never hear from him again.