History Is Made at Night (1999)

A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki.

Director:

Ilkka Järvi-Laturi

Writers:

Patrick Amos (story), Jean-Pierre Gorin (story),

Stars:

Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob, Bruno Kirby

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Pullman	...	Harry Howe / Ernie Halliday
Irène Jacob	...	Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
Bruno Kirby	...	Max Fisher
Glenn Plummer	...	Dave Preston
Udo Kier	...	Ivan Bliniak
André Oumansky	...	Yuri
Féodor Atkine	...	Romanov
Janne Kinnunen	...	Pekka
Linda Zilliacus	...	Maija (as Linda Gyllenberg)
Jevgeni Haukka	...	Slava
Marcia Diamond	...	Lauren
Henry Saari	...	Porn Man
Louise Hodges	...	Porn Woman (as Louise Hodges)
Bob Sherman	...	CIA Elder
Kimmo Eloranta	...	Bodyguard

Storyline

A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki.

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Plot Keywords:

cold war | love | helsinki finland | skinny dipping | sauna | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, and for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Upstream Pictures

Country:

UK France Germany Finland

Language:

English Finnish

Release Date:

22 October 1999 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Spy Games

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Helkon Media AG, IMA Productions, Scala Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References On Dangerous Ground (1952)

User Reviews

What a shame.

History is made at night has to be one of the worst films the Finnish film makers have touched in years. What a shame that director Ilkka Järvilaturi -who also made the terrible "Darkness in Tallinn"- has failed with a cast and crew like this: Irene Jacob and Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen and Bill Pullman, Vesa-Matti Loiri and Bruno Kirby for example. Good performers' talents are wasted in a junk like this! Do your self a favor and don't watch this awful finnish try to make a romantic thriller that moves in time after cold war. This is not even unintentionally funny.

Porn star Henry Saari has role in this. He plays a man in a porn video. Even this video is nicer to watch than the rest of this stupid, ridiculous...