The Russia House

The Russia House

Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.

1990 en 118 minutes

Rating: 6.1

Plot

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

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Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Katya Orlova

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Russell

James Fox

James Fox

Ned

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Brady

Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

Clive

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Colonel Quinn

Ken Russell

Ken Russell

Walter

David Threlfall

David Threlfall

Wicklow

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Dante

Mac McDonald

Mac McDonald

Bob

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Niki Landau

Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

Brock

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Merrydew

Colin Stinton

Colin Stinton

Henziger

Denys Hawthorne

Denys Hawthorne

Paddy

George Roth

George Roth

Cy

Peter Marinker

Peter Marinker

U.S. Scientist

Ellen Hurst

Ellen Hurst

Anna

Peter Knupffer

Peter Knupffer

Sergey

Nikolai Pastukhov

Nikolai Pastukhov

Uncle Matvey

Jason Salkey

Jason Salkey

Johnny

Eric Anzumonyln

Eric Anzumonyln

Nasayan

Daniel Woźniak

Daniel Woźniak

Zapadny

Giorgi Anjaparidze

Giorgi Anjaparidze

Yuri

Vladek Nikiforov

Vladek Nikiforov

Tout

Christopher Lawford

Christopher Lawford

Larry

Mark LaMura

Mark LaMura

Todd

Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

Merv

Tuck Milligan

Tuck Milligan

Stanley

Jay Benedict

Jay Benedict

Spikey

David Timson

David Timson

George

Yelena Stroyeva

Yelena Stroyeva

Anastasia

Fyodor Smirnov

Fyodor Smirnov

Watcher

Pavel Sirotin

Pavel Sirotin

Watcher

Paul Jutkevitch

Paul Jutkevitch

Misha

David Henry

David Henry

Jr. Minister - Whitehall

Martin Wenner

Martin Wenner

Scientist - Whitehall

Paul Rattee

Paul Rattee

Army Officer - Whitehall

Simon Templeman

Simon Templeman

Psychoanalyst - Whitehall

Gina Nikiforov

Gina Nikiforov

Russian Guest

Raisa Ryazanova

Raisa Ryazanova

Russian Guest

Kate Lock

Kate Lock

Jacky

Charlotte Cornwell

Charlotte Cornwell

Charlotte

Craig Crosbie

Craig Crosbie

Technician

Keith Edwards

Keith Edwards

Hoover

Michael Fitzpatrick

Michael Fitzpatrick

Hoover

Rob Freeman

Rob Freeman

Hoover

Gennady Venov

Gennady Venov

Katya's Father

Aleksandr Yatsko

Aleksandr Yatsko

Russian Writer

Vladimir Zunetov

Vladimir Zunetov

Dan

Jack Raymond

Jack Raymond

Lev

David Ryall

David Ryall

Colonial Type

Nikolay Dik

Nikolay Dik

major of KGB

Alexei Jawdokimov

Alexei Jawdokimov

Arkady

Constantine Gregory

Constantine Gregory

KGB Interviewer

Sergey Reusenko

Sergey Reusenko

KGB Man

Yegueshe Tsturvan

Yegueshe Tsturvan

Flute Player

Jonty Reason

Jonty Reason

Delegate (uncredited)

Vladimir Kuznetsov

Vladimir Kuznetsov

company representative (uncredited)

Vladimir Sidorov

Vladimir Sidorov

an officer of the Leningrad police

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