Cold War Killers (1986) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

William Brayne

Writers:

Anthony Price (novel)
Murray Smith (screenplay)

Genre:

Thriller | War

Plot:

A missing 1950s era airplane is found 27 years later at the bottom of a lake. British and Soviet spy agencies are intensely interested.

Plot Keywords:

KGB | Nazi | Espionage | Based On Novel

Cast

Martin Dale	...	Hardwick
Peter Ivatts	...	Walton
Mike Lane	...	Foreman
Terence Stamp	...	David Audley
Robin Sachs	...	Hugh Roskill
Michael Culver	...	Nick Hannah
John Horsley	...	Sir Alec Russell
John Rowe	...	Guy Llewellyn
Christopher Ruczyczi	...	Gurieff
Bill Croasdale	...	Vicar
Tessa Worsley	...	Mrs. Jones
Tony Steadman	...	Gilbert Jones
Carmen du Sautoy	...	Faith Steerforth
George Pravda	...	Igor Panin
Carolyn Colquhoun	...	Grace Appleby

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Alamut Ambush (1986) (TV)

An unexpected gem

I found this movie in a one dollar, 4 DVD, package of "War Classics". I use such packaged DVDs as fodder to watch while I exercise. Usually they are mind numbing time passers. Imaging my consternation when "Cold War Killers" came on. After the first 20 minutes or so, I was compelled to stop exercising and concentrate on the excellent movie. The performers were very believable, even the character actors. It was reminiscent of the best post-war English ensemble movies. Terence Stamp, the lead, made a much more convincing secret agent than Patrick Macnee. The plot was complicated enough to keep my attention, as it unfolded clearly and logically.