The Russia House (1990)

  • R
  • 12/21/1990 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller, Romance
  • 1h 58m

Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.

Overview

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

Fred Schepisi

Director

John le Carré

Novel

Tom Stoppard

Screenplay

Cast

Sean Connery's headshot

Sean Connery

Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair
Michelle Pfeiffer's headshot

Michelle Pfeiffer

Katya Orlova
Roy Scheider's headshot

Roy Scheider

Russell
James Fox's headshot

James Fox

Ned
John Mahoney's headshot

John Mahoney

Brady
Michael Kitchen's headshot

Michael Kitchen

Clive
J.T. Walsh's headshot

J.T. Walsh

Colonel Quinn
Ken Russell's headshot

Ken Russell

Walter

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