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The Amateur

The Amateur

★ 5.4/10•1981•1h 52m•R•Action•Crime•Thriller

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

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.

Charles Jarrott · Director

Robert Littell · Screenplay

Diana Maddox · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 11, 1981
Budget$8,338,578
Revenue$6,892,098

Actors

John Savage

John Savage

Charles Heller

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Professor Lakos

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Elisabeth

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Brewer

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Schraeger

George Coe

George Coe

Rutledge

John Marley

John Marley

Molton

Jan Rubeš

Jan Rubeš

Kaplan

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Anderson

Miguel Fernandes

Miguel Fernandes

Botaro

Jan Tříska

Jan Tříska

Rodzenko

Graham Jarvis

Graham Jarvis

Porter

Jacques Godin

Jacques Godin

Argus

Chapelle Jaffe

Chapelle Jaffe

Gretchen

Lynne Griffin

Lynne Griffin

Sarah

Vlasta Vrana

Vlasta Vrana

Guide

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