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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%. Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 81% of the 724 1980s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Simon LangtonDirector
- Julian BondScreenplay
- John ScottOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael CaineFrank Jones
- James FoxLord
- Nigel HaversRobert "Bob" Jones
- John GielgudSir Adrian Chappie
- Felicity DeanCynthia Goodburn
- Barry FosterCharles Grieg
- Gordon JacksonBruce
- Kenneth ColleyBill Pickett
- David LangtonGovt Minister
- Dinah StabbRose
- James SimmonsMark
- Katherine ReeveTiffany Goodburn
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookcold warparanoiamurdertranslatorbritish intelligence
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