The Amateur (1982)

  • R
  • 02/12/1982 (US)
  • Action, Crime, Thriller
  • 1h 52m

In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.

Overview

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.

Charles Jarrott

Director

Robert Littell

Screenplay, Novel

Diana Maddox

Writer

Cast

John Savage's headshot

John Savage

Charles Heller
Christopher Plummer's headshot

Christopher Plummer

Professor Lakos
Marthe Keller's headshot

Marthe Keller

Elisabeth
Arthur Hill's headshot

Arthur Hill

Brewer
Nicholas Campbell's headshot

Nicholas Campbell

Schraeger
George Coe's headshot

George Coe

Rutledge
John Marley's headshot

John Marley

Molton
Jan Rubeš's headshot

Jan Rubeš

Kaplan

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