CinemaOSMovie · 1981 · 1h 52m · R

The Amateur

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

54%(19)IMDbActionCrimeThriller

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.

Directed byCharles Jarrott

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
EN
Released
December 11, 1981
Budget
$8,338,578
Revenue
$6,892,098
Studios
Balkan ProductionsTiberius Film Productions

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The Amateur (1981) (TV Spot)

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Charles Jarrott
Charles Jarrott
Written by
Robert Littell
Diana Maddox
Produced by
Garth Drabinsky
Joel B. Michaels
Joel B. Michaels

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