Film Premiere. John Le Carre's espionage drama set during the turbulent time of Mikhail Gorbachev and "glasnost", starring Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer
Why is a young Russian woman, Katya, so desperate to deliver a manuscript for boozy British publisher Barley Blair at a Moscow book fair? And what does it contain to so interest the secret services? Gradually Blair and Katya are embroiled in the shadowy world of rival spymasters and international intrigue. Here the Cold War is far from finished, and love is bound to bring betrayal. Largely shot on location in Russia, including the city of Leningrad (which has since reverted to the name St
Petersburg), the film was adapted from Le Carre's novel by playwright Tom Stoppard. (1990)
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