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.
Cast
Michael Caine
Harry Palmer
Jason Connery
Nikolai Petrov
Mia Sara
Natasha Gradetsky
Michael Gambon
Alexei
Michael Sarrazin
Craig
Lev Prygunov
Gen. Gradsky
Patrick Allen
Colonel Wilson
Sue Lloyd
Jean
Burt Kwouk
Kim Soo
John Dunn-Hill
Louis
Anatoli Davydov
Yuri Stephanovich
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Sacha
Helena Michell
Henrietta
Anatoly Suvnikov
Tolya
Ivan Shvedoff
Peter Sergeyvich
Aleksandr Ilin
Ivan
Shaughan Seymour
Carruthers
Corinna Richards
Policewoman
Juliette Benson
Juliette
Anatoly Kulbitsky
Prof. Kulbitsky
Tamara Timofeeva
Elderly Woman
Ingolf Gorges
Andrei
Aleksandr Bajkov
Louis' Grandson
Gregory Hlady
Police Inspector
Tatjana Berkova
Hotel Check-In Woman
Svetlana Nemirovskaya
Stewardess
Sergey Russkin
Pilot
Anastasiya Belova
Illona
Mikhail Alikin
Singer in Bar
Annika Bullus
Girl in Savoy Bar
Chris Tulloch
Attendant
Igor Khvan
Korean Driver
Dmitriy Nagiev
Chechen terrorist
Anatoliy Shvederskiy
Doctor
Crew
George Mihalka
Director
François Gill
Editor
Terry Cole
Director of Photography
Peter Benison
Director of Photography
Alexandr Golutva
Executive Producer
John Dunning
Producer
André Link
Producer
Harry Alan Towers
Producer
Chris Tulloch
Production Design
Yury Pashigorev
Production Design
Galina Nikolaeva
Costume Design
Rick Wakeman
Music
Igor Sytin
Set Designer
Zoya Nikashina
Set Designer
Len Deighton
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