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The Russia House (1990)

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"Barley" Scott Blair (Sean Connery) is an alcoholic book editor from a bargain-basement publishing house in Great Britain who'd rather be drinking in Lisbon than attending a book dealers' show in Russia. So he's surprised when a CIA agent (Mac McDonald) pulls him from his boozy holiday. It seems that the CIA has through a book show intermediary received a package from a Russian book editor named Katya (Michelle Pfeiffer) containing amazingly detailed notebooks written by a cynical Russian

R, 2 hr. 2 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Fred Schepisi

Written By: Tom Stoppard

In Theaters: Dec 19, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Dec 26, 2001

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Sean Connery
Barley Blair
Michelle Pfeiffer
Katya
Roy Scheider
Russell
James Fox
Ned
John Mahoney
Brady
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Dante
Ken Russell
Walter
Michael Kitchen
Clive
J.T. Walsh
Quinn
David Threlfall
Wicklow
Georgi Andzhaparidze
Yuri
Eric Anzumonyin
Nasayan
Jay Benedict
Spikey
Martin Clunes
Brock
Charlotte Cornwell
Charlotte
Craig Crosbie
Technician
Keith Edwards
Hoover
Michael Fitzpatrick
Hoover
Rob Freeman
Hoover
Constantine Gregory
KGB Interviewer
Denys Hawthorne
Paddy
David Henry
Minister Whitehall
Ellen Hurst
Anna
Alexei Jawdokimov
Arkady
Paul Jutkevich
Mischa
Peter Knupffer
Sergey
Mark Lamura
Todd
Christopher Lawford
Larry
Kate Lock
Jacky
Blu Mankuma
Merv
Peter Mariner
US Scientist
Mac McDonald
Bob
Ian McNeice
Merrydew
Tuck Milligan
Stanley
Gina Nikiforov
Russian Guest
Vladek Nikiforov
Tout
Nikolai Nikitin
Leningrad Police Office...
Nikolai Pastukhov
Uncle Matvey
Margot Pinvidic
Woman Interpreter
Paul Rattee
Whitehall - Army Office...
Sergei Reusenko
KGB Man
George Roth
Cy
David Ryall
Colonial Type
Raisa Ryazanova
Russian Guest
Jason Salkey
Johnny
Vladimir Sidirov
Leningrad Police Office...
Pavel Sirotin
Watcher
Fyodor Smirnov
Watcher
Colin Stinton
Henziger
Elena Stroyeva
Anastasia
Simon Templeman
Whitehall - Psychoanaly...
David Timson
George
Yegueshe Tsturvan
Flute Player
Gennady Venov
Katya's Father
Martin Wenner
Whitehall - Scientist
Nicholas Woodeson
Niki Landau
Daniel Wozniak
Zapadny
Sasha Yatsko
Russian Writer
Vladimir Zunetov
Dan
Jack Raymond
Lev

Critic Reviews for The Russia House

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Smart and glossy, but it has too many sluggish moments to maintain its few high points.

September 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Generally effective spy thriller with interesting cast

July 30, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Sean Connery gives one of the best performances of his long career.

January 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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Uneven yet taut thriller as a Brit publisher/ bon vivant gets drawn into the spy game with, duh, a beautiful woman. Connery and Pfeiffer manage to sell this with the able assistance of a first rate supporting cast. Mucho Russian scenery makes for a interesting mini-vacation overseas.

July 19, 2011

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He took a chance because he had nothing to lose, she took a chance because she had everything to gain.

December 15, 2009

Wahida K

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