Summary
An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state visit by the Soviet premier. When the prisoner is kidnapped, the officer is drawn into a complicated assassination scheme.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.7
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −11 min on the typical 104
typical 10493Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1975
August 20, 1975
51 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom- Canada
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
George SegalTim Shaver
Cristina RainesBogna Kirchoff
Bo BrundinColonel Vostik
Denholm ElliottJohn Petapiece
Gordon JacksonBrian Hardison
Peter DonatInspector McDermott
Richard RomanusRaymond "Rags" Ragulia
Nigel StockCaptain Ferguson
Val AveryRudolf Henke
Louise FletcherMidge
Graham JarvisBenson
Constantine GregorySamuel
Jacques SandulescuGorki
Walter MarshTaggart
Hagan BeggsKavinsky
Doug McGrathLars
Wayne RobsonMechanic
Directing · 4
- Lou Lombardo Director
- Margaret Hanly Continuity
- David Tringham Assistant Director
- Jim Scott Second Unit Director
Writing · 4
- Stanley Mann Screenplay
- Arnold Margolin Screenplay
- Tom Ardies Screenplay, Novel
- Jack Trolley Screenplay
Production · 9
- Elliott Kastner Executive Producer, Presenter
- Jerry Bick Producer, Presenter
- Louis DiGiaimo Casting
- Denis Holt Associate Producer
- Colin M. Brewer Production Supervisor
- Marion Segal Associate Producer, Associate Editor
Camera · 2
- Brian West Director of Photography
- Jimmy Turrell Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Richard Marden Editor
- Nigel Bate Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Michael J. Lewis Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Nicholas Stevenson Sound Editor
- Brian Simmons Sound Mixer
- Bill Rowe Sound Mixer
- Rowland Fowles Boom Operator
Art · 4
- Dan Perri Title Designer
- Roy Walker Art Direction
- Peter Young Set Dresser
- Keith Pepper Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ilse Richter Costume Design
- Eric Allwright Makeup Artist
- Salli Bailey Hairstylist
Other crew · 6
- Alf Joint Stunt Coordinator
- Bill Couch Stunt Coordinator
- Alex Green Stunts
- Thomas Clark Special Effects
- R.A. MacDonald Special Effects
- Joe Day Special Effects
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