Zeus

His Excellency (1952)

• Director
  • Robert Hamer
• Writers
  • Dorothy Christie(play)
  • Campbell Christie(play)
  • Robert Hamer(screenplay)
• Stars
  • Eric Portman
  • Cecil Parker
  • Helen Cherry

  In this British drama a veteran laborer rises above the turmoil of unionization to become the governor of Artista, an industrial island that finds itself further embroiled in a terrible fight over low pay and terrible working conditions. A strike ensues, but the new governor remembers what it feels like to be an abused working stiff and so refuses to call out troops to break the strike. He tries to use his experiences on both sides of the fence to mediate between the angry laborers, but it's to no avail and the governor must make a difficult decision.