Commissioner — The Heart of the Matter Character Profile

About Commissioner

The senior Police Commissioner in Freetown. Announces his retirement and promotes a younger British officer over Scobie, triggering the protagonist's sense of professional injustice and stagnation.

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Hordern

Appears in

The Heart of the Matter (1953)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Commissioner — Conflict Undermining Force — Yusef (Gérard Oury)

  Indirect antagonism where Yusef's criminal activities challenge the Commissioner's jurisdiction.

• Commissioner — Professional Overlooked Successor — Harry Scobie (Trevor Howard)

  Scobie suffers professional stagnation after being passed over for promotion by his superior.

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