The Amateur

PG
1h 52m
1981
5.438 /10 (16)

In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.

Overview

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.

Country : Canada
Languages : English
Released Date: 1981-12-11

Top Billed Cast

John Savage

Charles Heller

Christopher Plummer

Professor Lakos

Marthe Keller

Elisabeth

Arthur Hill

Brewer

Nicholas Campbell

Schraeger

George Coe

Rutledge

John Marley

Molton

Jan Rubeš

Kaplan

Ed Lauter

Anderson

Miguel Fernandes

Botaro

Jan Tříska

Rodzenko

Graham Jarvis

Porter

Jacques Godin

Argus

Chapelle Jaffe

Gretchen

Lynne Griffin

Sarah

Robert Beatty

Ambassador

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