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4.9/10   90 votes
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Writers:
Stanley Mann (writer)
Arnold Margolin (writer)
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Release Date:
20 August 1975 (USA) more
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An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state visit by the Soviet premier. When his prisoner is kidnapped, the officer is drawn into a complicated assasination scheme. | add synopsis
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Slow starter but a strong finish more (4 total)

Cast

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George Segal ... Cpl. Timothy Shaver
Cristina Raines ... Bogna Kirchoff

Bo Brundin ... Col. Sergi Vostick
Denholm Elliott ... Commander Petapiece
Gordon Jackson ... Hardison
Peter Donat ... Insp. Peter McDermott
Richard Romanus ... Raymond Ragulin
Nigel Stock ... Ferguson

Val Avery ... Rudolph Henke
Louise Fletcher ... Midge
Graham Jarvis ... Bension, RCMP

Constantine Gregory ... Samuel (as Constantin de Goguel)
Jacques Sandulescu ... Gorki, KGB Goon
Wally Marsh ... Taggart
Hagan Beggs ... Kavinsky
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Runtime:
Finland:87 min | USA:93 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Slow starter but a strong finish, 5 July 2004
Author: heedarmy from United Kingdom

The failure of this stylish thriller, financed by Lew Grade's ITC, effectively ended the directorial career of former Altman editor Lou Lombardo. It's true that "Russian Roulette" takes a while to get going and has an unnecessarily complex plot. However, Lombardo has a nice eye for detail, uses locations well (it is set in wintry Vancouver) and gets the best out of an eclectic cast.

"Russian Roulette" may start slowly but it builds to a cracking climax that is a tour de force of slick editing and exciting music (from the underrated Michael J Lewis). George Segal is well-cast and looks genuinely scared in the vertiginous rooftop shootout. Worth seeing.

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