The Russia House
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The Russia House

Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.

6.1 / 10 1990 1h 58mR English
DramaThrillerRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred Schepisi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Russia House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker