Red King, White Knight
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| Red King, White Knight | |
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| Written by | Ron Hutchinson |
| Directed by | Geoff Murphy |
| Starring | Tom Skerritt Max von Sydow Helen Mirren |
| Theme music composer | John Scott |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | David R. Ginsburg John Kemeny Jeffrey Sudzin Endre Sík |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Editor | Peter Davies |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Production companies | Citadel Entertainment HBO Pictures Zenith Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
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Red King, White Knight is a 1989 spy thriller television film starring Tom Skerritt, Max von Sydow, and Helen Mirren. It was written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Geoff Murphy. It was broadcast in the United States on 25 November 1989.
Plot
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.
Cast
- Tom Skerritt as Stoner
- Max von Sydow as Szaz
- Helen Mirren as Anna
- Tom Bell as Tulayev
- Gavan O'Herlihy as Clancy
- Barry Corbin as Bentick
- Clarke Peters as Jones
- Lou Hirsch as Baetz
- Kerry Shale as Viktor
Production
The television film was filmed in Budapest, Hungary and Washington D.C.[1]
References
- ^ "Red King, White Knight". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
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