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The Russia House

The Russia House

Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.

19906.11h 58m

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.

Directed by Fred Schepisi
Written by John le Carré, Tom Stoppard
Produced by Paul Maslansky, Fred Schepisi, Leonid Vereshchagin
Box OfficeBudget: $21.8MRevenue: $23.0M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)based on novel or booksecret missionlisbon, portugalex-loversoviet unionnuclear scientistmoscow, russia

About The Russia House

The Russia House is a drama, thriller, romance film released in 1990 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, secret mission, lisbon, portugal, ex-lover, soviet union. Directed by Fred Schepisi, it stars Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider. 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.

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