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When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a deadly biochemical weapon called the Red Death has been stolen from him. He'll pay Harry handsomely to retrieve it. An ex-spy friend tips Harry off that it's being sent to Beijing by train, aboard which we begin to learn whose side everyone's really on.
Theatrical
Apr 5, 1997
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Studio
Harry Palmer Productions, Showtime Networks, Lenfilm
Harry Palmer Collection
Harry Palmer is the name of the protagonist of a number of films based on the main character from the spy novels written by Len Deighton.
Cast
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Michael Caine
Harry Palmer
J
Jason Connery
Nikolai Petrov
M
Mia Sara
Natasha Gradetsky
M
Michael Gambon
Alexei
M
Michael Sarrazin
Craig
L
Lev Prygunov
Gen. Gradsky
P
Patrick Allen
Colonel Wilson
S
Sue Lloyd
Jean
B
Burt Kwouk
Kim Soo
J
John Dunn-Hill
Louis
A
Anatoli Davydov
Yuri Stephanovich
A
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Sacha
H
Helena Michell
Henrietta
I
Ivan Shvedoff
Peter Sergeyvich
A
Alexander Ilin
Ivan
S
Shaughan Seymour
Carruthers
T
Tamara Timofeeva
Elderly Woman
I
Ingolf Gorges
Andrei
A
Aleksandr Bajkov
Louis' Grandson
G
Gregory Hlady
Police Inspector
