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A Most Wanted Man

A Most Wanted Man

When national security is the mission, intelligence is the key.

20146.52h 1m

Overview

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.

Directed by Anton Corbijn
Written by John le Carré, Andrew Bovell
Produced by Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Andrea Calderwood
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $31.6M

Top Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Günther Bachmann

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Tommy Brue

Robin Wright

Robin Wright

Martha Sullivan

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Annabel Richter

Grigoriy Dobrygin

Grigoriy Dobrygin

Issa Karpov

Homayoun Ershadi

Homayoun Ershadi

Abdullah

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Irna Frey

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Maximilian

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Michael Axelrod

Mehdi Dehbi

Mehdi Dehbi

Jamal

Themes & Keywords

immigrantmuslimbased on novel or bookespionagespyintelligencetorturesurveillancesecurityhamburg, germanyintensebewildered

About A Most Wanted Man

A Most Wanted Man is a thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of immigrant, muslim, based on novel or book, espionage, spy, intelligence. Directed by Anton Corbijn, it stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright. A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.

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