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The Russia House

The Russia House

Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.
Dec 21, 1990 1h 58m
6.1
297 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Russia House
Companies Pathé Entertainment, Star Partners III Ltd., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Studio Trite
Countries Soviet Union, United States of America
Keywords central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, secret mission, lisbon, portugal, ex-lover, soviet union, nuclear scientist, moscow, russia
Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair
J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Colonel Quinn
Peter Marinker

Peter Marinker

U.S. Scientist
David Henry

David Henry

Jr. Minister - Whitehall
Martin Wenner

Martin Wenner

Scientist - Whitehall
Paul Rattee

Paul Rattee

Army Officer - Whitehall
Simon Templeman

Simon Templeman

Psychoanalyst - Whitehall
Gina Nikiforov

Gina Nikiforov

Russian Guest
Raisa Ryazanova

Raisa Ryazanova

Russian Guest
Gennady Venov

Gennady Venov

Katya's Father
Aleksandr Yatsko

Aleksandr Yatsko

Russian Writer
David Ryall

David Ryall

Colonial Type
Nikolay Dik

Nikolay Dik

major of KGB
Constantine Gregory

Constantine Gregory

KGB Interviewer
Jonty Reason

Jonty Reason

Delegate (uncredited)
Vladimir Kuznetsov

Vladimir Kuznetsov

company representative (uncredited)
Vladimir Sidorov

Vladimir Sidorov

an officer of the Leningrad police