Country
United States
Date
Dec 21, 1990
Certification
R
Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ken Russell | Walter |
| David Threlfall | Wicklow |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | Dante |
| Mac McDonald | Bob |
| Nicholas Woodeson | Niki Landau |
| Martin Clunes | Brock |
| Ian McNeice | Merrydew |
| Colin Stinton | Henziger |
| Denys Hawthorne | Paddy |
| George Roth | Cy |
| Peter Marinker | U.S. Scientist |
| Ellen Hurst | Anna |
| Peter Knupffer | Sergey |
| Nikolai Pastukhov | Uncle Matvey |
| Jason Salkey | Johnny |
| Eric Anzumonyln | Nasayan |
| Daniel Woźniak | Zapadny |
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| Giorgi Anjaparidze | Yuri |
| Vladek Nikiforov | Tout |
| Christopher Lawford | Larry |
| Mark LaMura | Todd |
| Blu Mankuma | Merv |
| Tuck Milligan | Stanley |
| Jay Benedict | Spikey |
| David Timson | George |
| Yelena Stroyeva | Anastasia |
| Fyodor Smirnov | Watcher |
| Pavel Sirotin | Watcher |
| Paul Jutkevitch | Misha |
| David Henry | Jr. Minister - Whitehall |
| Martin Wenner | Scientist - Whitehall |
| Paul Rattee | Army Officer - Whitehall |
| Simon Templeman | Psychoanalyst - Whitehall |
| Gina Nikiforov | Russian Guest |
| Raisa Ryazanova | Russian Guest |
| Kate Lock | Jacky |
| Charlotte Cornwell | Charlotte |
| Craig Crosbie | Technician |
| Keith Edwards | Hoover |
| Michael Fitzpatrick | Hoover |
| Rob Freeman | Hoover |
| Gennady Venov | Katya's Father |
| Aleksandr Yatsko | Russian Writer |
| Vladimir Zunetov | Dan |
| Jack Raymond | Lev |
| David Ryall | Colonial Type |
| Nikolay Dik | major of KGB |
| Alexei Jawdokimov | Arkady |
| Constantine Gregory | KGB Interviewer |
| Sergey Reusenko | KGB Man |
| Yegueshe Tsturvan | Flute Player |
| Jonty Reason | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Kuznetsov | company representative (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Sidorov | an officer of the Leningrad police |
Genres
DramaThrillerRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Russia House |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Pусский |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America, Soviet Union |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Star Partners III, Studio Trite, MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Data di uscita | 21 dicembre 1990 |
| Producer | Paul Maslansky, Fred Schepisi, Leonid Vereshchagin, Nikita Mikhalkov |
| Writer | John le Carré, Tom Stoppard |
| Editors | Beth Jochem Besterveld, Peter Honess, Mark Ellis |
| Cinematography | Ian Baker, Simon Finney |
| Asst. Directors | Michael Stevenson, Adam Somner, Fred Schepisi |
| Lighting | Perry Evans |
| Camera Operators | Ian Baker, Simon Finney |
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| Add. Photography | Ian Baker, Simon Finney |
| Production Design | Jim Morahan |
| Art Direction | Jim Morahan |
| Set Decoration | Jim Morahan |
| Stunts | Romo Gorrara |
| Composer | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Budget | 21.800.000 € |
| Incasso | 22.997.992 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 22, 1991
Certification
9
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 22, 1991
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 23, 1991
Certification
M/12
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Country
Argentina
Date
Mar 07, 1991
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 13, 1991
Certification
L
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 13, 1991
Certification
12
Country
Spain
Date
Mar 15, 1991
Country
France
Date
Mar 20, 1991
Certification
TP
Country
Greece
Date
Mar 21, 1991
Certification
13
Country
Belgium
Date
Apr 04, 1991
Country
Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1991
Country
Denmark
Date
Apr 26, 1991
Country
Finland
Date
May 10, 1991
Country
Japan
Date
May 25, 1991
Country
Türkiye
Date
May 31, 1991
Country
Sweden
Date
Jul 05, 1991
Certification
Btl
Country
South Korea
Date
Mar 25, 1992
Certification
18
Country
Hungary
Date
Jun 19, 1992
Physical media
Country
Czechia
Date
Jun 01, 1993
Certification
15+
Country
Canada
Date
Dec 26, 2001
Country
Mexico
Date
Dec 26, 2001
Country
France
Date
Apr 24, 2002
Note
DVD
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 01, 2005
Certification
9
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 23, 2002
Certification
9
Note
RTL 5
Country
Poland
Date
Dec 16, 2016
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