/yKSW5346x1rBi2h9EbWAbyi4jks.jpg

The Russia House (1990)

Genre : Drama, Thriller, Romance

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Fred Schepisi
Writer : Tom Stoppard

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Katya Orlova
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
Russell
James Fox
James Fox
Ned
John Mahoney
John Mahoney
Brady
Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen
Clive
J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh
Colonel Quinn
Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Walter
David Threlfall
David Threlfall
Wicklow
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Dante
Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson
Niki Landau
Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes
Brock
Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice
Merrydew
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton
Henziger
Charlotte Cornwell
Charlotte Cornwell
Charlotte
David Ryall
David Ryall
Colonial Type
Denys Hawthorne
Denys Hawthorne
Paddy
Kate Lock
Kate Lock
Jacky
Simon Templeman
Simon Templeman
Psychoanalyst - Whitehall
Jason Salkey
Jason Salkey
Johnny
Nikolay Dik
Nikolay Dik
major of KGB
Mac McDonald
Mac McDonald
Bob
George Roth
George Roth
Cy
Peter Marinker
Peter Marinker
U.S. Scientist
Ellen Hurst
Ellen Hurst
Anna
Peter Knupffer
Peter Knupffer
Sergey
Nikolai Pastukhov
Nikolai Pastukhov
Uncle Matvey
Eric Anzumonyln
Eric Anzumonyln
Nasayan
Daniel Woźniak
Daniel Woźniak
Zapadny
Giorgi Anjaparidze
Giorgi Anjaparidze
Yuri
Vladek Nikiforov
Vladek Nikiforov
Tout
Christopher Lawford
Christopher Lawford
Larry
Mark LaMura
Mark LaMura
Todd
Blu Mankuma
Blu Mankuma
Merv
Tuck Milligan
Tuck Milligan
Stanley
Jay Benedict
Jay Benedict
Spikey
David Timson
David Timson
George
Yelena Stroyeva
Yelena Stroyeva
Anastasia
Fyodor Smirnov
Fyodor Smirnov
Watcher
Pavel Sirotin
Pavel Sirotin
Watcher
Paul Jutkevitch
Paul Jutkevitch
Misha
David Henry
David Henry
Jr. Minister - Whitehall
Martin Wenner
Martin Wenner
Scientist - Whitehall
Paul Rattee
Paul Rattee
Army Officer - Whitehall
Gina Nikiforov
Gina Nikiforov
Russian Guest
Raisa Ryazanova
Raisa Ryazanova
Russian Guest
Craig Crosbie
Craig Crosbie
Technician
Keith Edwards
Keith Edwards
Hoover
Michael Fitzpatrick
Michael Fitzpatrick
Hoover
Rob Freeman
Rob Freeman
Hoover
Gennady Venov
Gennady Venov
Katya's Father
Sasha Yatsko
Sasha Yatsko
Russian Writer
Vladimir Zunetov
Vladimir Zunetov
Dan
Jack Raymond
Jack Raymond
Lev
Alexei Jawdokimov
Alexei Jawdokimov
Arkady
Constantine Gregory
Constantine Gregory
KGB Interviewer
Sergey Reusenko
Sergey Reusenko
KGB Man
Yegueshe Tsturvan
Yegueshe Tsturvan
Flute Player
Jonathan Reason
Jonathan Reason
Delegate (uncredited)
Aleksandr Yatsko
Aleksandr Yatsko
Russian Writer
Vladimir Kuznetsov
Vladimir Kuznetsov
company representative (uncredited)

Crews

Fred Schepisi
Fred Schepisi
Director
John le Carré
John le Carré
Novel
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
Screenplay
Paul Maslansky
Paul Maslansky
Producer
Fred Schepisi
Fred Schepisi
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Ian Baker
Ian Baker
Director of Photography
Beth Jochem Besterveld
Beth Jochem Besterveld
Editor
Peter Honess
Peter Honess
Editor
Romo Gorrara
Romo Gorrara
Stunt Coordinator

Trailers and other movies

Sean Connery & Michelle Pfeiffer, The Russia House (Movie Trailer).
The Russia House 1990 TV trailer

Posters and backgrounds

/oFsHAybZY6cuk7CrUsfMZGST1TQ.jpg
/yKSW5346x1rBi2h9EbWAbyi4jks.jpg
/bBqS10XXFOFwzB9XZv3LmKrmmSl.jpg
/72k72Ix6ruQEEfPyL7TXIcBIl6q.jpg
/zL2XdVyrTSejUvI7eYFTqyuHbBO.jpg
/71nCj8HxDK31gWlZnlcI4vsx6ZA.jpg

Similar

Murder She Said
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
The Last King of Scotland
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
Spy Game
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Die Hard 2
Off-duty cop John McClane is gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when, on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation’s capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer plot to rescue a drug lord from justice and are prepared for every contingency except one: McClane’s smart-mouthed heroics.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Meet the Parents
Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
Hitman
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
Freedom Writers
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
The Good Shepherd
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
Notes on a Scandal
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Frankenstein
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
Night Watch
Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage
Doctor Dolittle
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
The Count of Monte-Cristo
A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
The Story of O
The beautiful O is taken by her boyfriend, Rene, to a bizarre retreat, where she is trained in bondage and sexual perversion...
Sense and Sensibility
Based on Jane Austen's classic novel of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
The Sum of All Fears
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

Recommend

The Name of the Rose
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable.
The Mission
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
A Civil Action
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.