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Overview

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Director:
Jeannot Szwarc
Writers:
Michael Barak (novel)
John Briley (writer)
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Release Date:
January 1983 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
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User Comments:
Great acting, suspense and plot twists more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Martin Sheen ... Alex Holbeck
Brigitte Fossey ... Karen Reinhardt

Sam Neill ... Dimitri Vasilikov

Derek Jacobi ... Kurt Limmer, East German
Michael Lonsdale ... Bodley
Frank Finlay ... Canarsky
Warren Clarke ... Konstantin
Michael Williams ... Hirsch, Limmer's Assistant
David Baxt ... Melton

Kevin McNally ... Bruno, CIA
Michel Auclair ... Doctor
Alan Adair

Féodor Atkine

Patrick Bauchau
Georges Beauvilliers
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Sweden:102 min | UK:122 min | USA:101 min
Country:
UK | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Lille, Nord, France more
Company:
Archerwest more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Michael Lonsdale' is dubbed by 'Marc Smith'. more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Great acting, suspense and plot twists, 14 October 2004
8/10
Author: irenerose from NYC

This was the film that first indicated to me what a great actor Martin Sheen really is. He modestly claims that Charlie is a better actor, Charlie can't hold a candle to him.

I found it suspenseful and thoroughly enjoyed the intertwining of the love story with the main plot (and I usually HATE love stories). There's a great plot twist at the end that struck me as being fully credible, particularly in the early 80's time period, and probably now also.

The final scene had me on the edge of my seat. This film roundly illustrates that treachery is often doled out by those we trust, while declared enemies have more in common than they suspect, and finally, that human compassion can be found where we least expect it.

irenerose

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