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The Innocent (1993)

The Innocent poster
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British electronics expert goes to Berlin in the 1950s to work on a secret tunnel project for the CIA. He falls in love with a German woman and gets caught in a web of espionage and personal violence.

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What happens

The Innocent is a 1993 drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan and based on his 1990 novel of the same name. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini, and Campbell Scott. It was released in the US in 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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