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| Michael Caine | ... | John Preston | |
| Pierce Brosnan | ... | Valeri Petrofsky / James Edward Ross | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Borisov / Pavel Petrovic | |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Irina Vassilievna | |
| Julian Glover | ... | Brian Harcourt-Smith | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Sir Bernard Hemmings | |
| Ray McAnally | ... | General Karpov | |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Sir Nigel Irvine | |
| Anton Rodgers | ... | George Berenson | |
| Caroline Blakiston | ... | Angela Berenson | |
| Joseph Brady | ... | Carmichael | |
| Betsy Brantley | ... | Eileen McWhirter | |
| Sean Chapman | ... | Captain Lyndhurst | |
| Matt Frewer | ... | Tom McWhirter | |
| Jerry Harte | ... | Professor Krilov | |
| Michael J. Jackson | ... | Major Pavlov | |
| Matthew Marsh | ... | Barry Banks | |
| Alan North | ... | Govershin | |
| Ronald Pickup | ... | Wynne-Evans | |
| Aaron Swartz | ... | Gregoriev | |
| Julia Verdin | ... | Jill Dunkley (as Octavia Verdin) | |
| Johnny Allan | ... | Night Porter | |
| Roy Alon | ... | Russian Seaman | |
| Michael Bilton | ... | Kim Philby | |
| Sarah Bullen | ... | Dorothy | |
| Rebecca Burrill | ... | Nurse | |
| Peter Cartwright | ... | Jan Marais | |
| Rosy Clayton | ... | Mrs. Adrian | |
| David Conville | ... | Bursham | |
| Nancy Crane | ... | Karpov's Secretary | |
| Joanna Dickens | ... | Woman Shopper | |
| Sam Douglas | ... | Russian Soldier | |
| Mick Ford | ... | Sergeant Bilbow | |
| Ronnie Golden | ... | The Busker | |
| Steve Halliwell | ... | Plastercast Courier | |
| Gordon Honeycombe | ... | Television Announcer | |
| John Horsley | ... | Sir Anthony Plumb | |
| Boris Isarov | ... | Dresser | |
| Philip Jackson | ... | Burkinshaw | |
| Julian Jacobson | ... | Conductor | |
| Alexei Jawdokimov | ... | Aeroflot Pilot | |
| Clare Kelly | ... | Landlady | |
| Sally Kinghorn | ... | Girlfriend | |
| Ronnie Laughlin | ... | Driver at Scene | |
| Renos Liondaris | ... | Greek Cafe Owner | |
| Peter Manning | ... | Violinist | |
| Kenneth Midwood | ... | Chaplain | |
| John Murtagh | ... | Scottish Policeman | |
| James Older | ... | Timmy Preston | |
| William Parker | ... | Cruiser | |
| Stephen Persaud | ... | Black Kid | |
| George Phillips | ... | Mr. Adrian | |
| Neville Phillips | ... | Man in Overcoat | |
| Richard Ridings | ... | Skinhead | |
| Mark Rolston | ... | Russian Decoder | |
| Michael Seezen | ... | Joey | |
| Patsy Smart | ... | Preston's Housekeeper | |
| Phil Smeeton | ... | Boyfriend | |
| Jirí Stanislav | ... | Winkler | |
| Chris Walker | ... | Skinhead (as Christopher Walker) | |
| Juanita Waterman | ... | Black Girl on Underground Train | |
| Tariq Yunus | ... | Immigration Officer | |
| George Zenios | ... | Greek Cafe Owner | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Frederick Forsyth | ... | Radio Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Mackenzie | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| George Axelrod | writer | |
| Richard Burridge | additional material | |
| Frederick Forsyth | novel | |
| Frederick Forsyth | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Timothy Burrill | .... | producer | |
| Michael Caine | .... | executive producer | |
| Frederick Forsyth | .... | executive producer | |
| Wafic Said | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Lalo Schifrin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Phil Meheux | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Graham Walker | |||
Casting by | |||
| Priscilla John | |||
| Lynn Stalmaster | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Allan Cameron | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Tim Hutchinson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Peter Howitt | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Tiny Nicholls | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Lois Burwell | .... | makeup department head | |
| Peter Robb-King | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Juhani Jotuni | .... | production manager: Finland | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Christopher Hall | .... | third assistant director | |
| Åke Lindman | .... | assistant director: Finland | |
Art Department | |||
| John Wells | .... | stand-by props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ian Fuller | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Graham V. Hartstone | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Daryl Jordan | .... | assistant foley editor | |
| Nicolas Le Messurier | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Chris Munro | .... | sound mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Peter Fern | .... | special effects technician | |
| Peter Hutchinson | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Eddie Stacey | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Marc Wolff | .... | stunt pilot | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Steve Mcleod | .... | best boy | |
| Bob Penn | .... | still photographer | |
| Terry Potter | .... | gaffer | |
Music Department | |||
| Julian Jacobson | .... | music consultant | |
| Lalo Schifrin | .... | conductor | |
| Francis Shaw | .... | composer: additional music | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Brian Weske | .... | driver: Michael Caine | |
Other crew | |||
| Gilly Case | .... | location manager | |
| Diana Dill | .... | script supervisor | |
| Martin Forde | .... | helicopter pilot | |
| Geoff Freeman | .... | unit publicist | |
| Mark Layton | .... | production assistant | |
| Simon McNair Scott | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Gail Samuelson | .... | production coordinator | |
| Nick Slinger | .... | helicopter crew | |
| Alan Sutton | .... | fire safety | |
| Brian Weske | .... | personal assistant: Michael Caine | |
| Marc Wolff | .... | helicopter pilot | |
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I was quite surprised to see that this movie got a 5.9 rating. I think that it's a lot better than that. Brosnan is good, the plot is sufficiently tricky to be interesting, and Caine delivers the kind of reliable, excellent performance that you can count on (at least when the movie isn't total junk -- he only seems to phone it in when the movie is entirely hopeless). The ending is a little abrupt, but I can't find any fault with it other than that. (The cast is uniformly strong, too.) Maybe people underrate the movie because the movie is low-budget. It looks like a British TV-movie, and maybe it was, but I find it easy to get past the production values when the acting is good.
I've seen it twice, and it holds up to a second viewing.