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The Russia House
“Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.”
6.1 / 10• 1990• 1h 58m•R• 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
Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair
Lead
Michelle Pfeiffer
Katya Orlova
Roy Scheider
Russell
James Fox
Ned
John Mahoney
Brady
Michael Kitchen
Clive
J.T. Walsh
Colonel Quinn
Ken Russell
Walter
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred Schepisi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Russia House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
