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6.1/10   31 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Hopkins (writer)
John Trenhaile (novel)
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Release Date:
27 April 1988 (USA) more
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Plot:
A tense tale of Cold War espionage and betrayal. A Russian agent enters England to force a hidden British agent high in the KGB to reveal himself. more | add synopsis
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Edward Woodward obituary
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Excellent espionage thriller more (1 total)

Cast

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Edward Woodward ... Michael Royston
Ian Charleson ... Kyril

Joss Ackland ... 'C'
Richard E. Grant ... Sculby
John McEnery ... Loshkevoi
Peter Vaughan ... Stanov
James Laurenson ... Sikarov
Denholm Elliott ... Povin
Espen Skjønberg ... Michaelov
Catherine Neilson ... Emma
Sven-Bertil Taube ... Stolynovitch
Hugh Fraser ... Peter Jackson
Tor Stokke ... Yevchenko

James Cosmo ... Bonham
Dermot Crowley ... Carter
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Runtime:
USA:90 min | UK:230 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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The last film of Ian Charleson. more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent espionage thriller, 23 March 2005
9/10
Author: dolyschaf from Europe

Edward Woodward is in fine form as the dubious MI6 operative Michael Royston. With a great cast (including the late Denholm Elliot), this is a must see TV film from the late 1980s.

Not too packed with action scenes, but when it comes it is good. There is also a considerable amount of violence in this, making it a film for the faint hearted to avoid. The only slightly questionable thing is that all the Russians in central Moscow seem to be speaking English to one another - that aside, this is definitely worth watching and it is a British spy classic full of espionage and betrayal which sadly seems set to stay in the archives. Catch it if you can!

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