Red King, White Knight (1989)

Directed by

Geoff Murphy

Genre

spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retired CIA operative is sent to eastern Europe to investigate a KGB plot to assassinate the Soviet leader. He reconnects with old allies and adversaries from his past.

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What happens

Red King, White Knight is a 1989 American political thriller television film directed by Geoff Murphy and written by Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Tom Skerritt as Bill Stoner, a retired CIA operative who is sent to eastern Europe to determine the truth of a KGB plot to assassinate Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. It also stars Helen Mirren as Stoner's former girlfriend Anna, Max von Sydow as his old retired KGB adversary Szaz, and Tom Bell as the KGB plot organiser Tulayev. At the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards, von Sydow was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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