Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Savage | ... | Charles Heller | |
Christopher Plummer | ... | Professor Lakos | |
Marthe Keller | ... | Elisabeth | |
Arthur Hill | ... | Brewer | |
Nicholas Campbell | ... | Schraeger | |
George Coe | ... | Rutledge | |
John Marley | ... | Molton | |
Jan Rubes | ... | Kaplan | |
Ed Lauter | ... | Anderson | |
Miguel Fernandes | ... | Botaro | |
Jan Tríska | ... | Rodzenko | |
Graham Jarvis | ... | Porter | |
Jacques Godin | ... | Argus | |
Chapelle Jaffe | ... | Gretchen | |
Lynne Griffin | ... | Sarah |
A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
John Savage plays 'The Amateur' of the title a CIA code scrambler who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his Girlfriend by terrorists, Savage Uncovers a web of deception whilst in the Eastern Bloc, Marthe Keller costars in her typical role as a seductively mysterious German, Christopher Plummer is an intellectual lecturer who is also involved. Genre favorite and the incredibly underrated Ed Lauter also appears. the cipher would of been a much better title than 'The Amateur' other than that it is an entertaining film packed with lots of action and twists and turns.