The Amateur

1981

1h 52m

5.2

5.2/10

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Action Crime Thriller

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $8,338,578

Revenue: $6,892,098

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Balkan Productions Tiberius Film Productions

Production Countries

Canada

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

assassin central intelligence agency (cia) murdered wife

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 11, 1981
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0082005

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

Key Crew

Charles Jarrott

Director

Diana Maddox

Writer

Robert Littell

Screenplay

Mario Kassar

Executive Producer

Garth Drabinsky

Producer

Joel B. Michaels