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Cast & Crew

Fred Schepisi
Director
Ken Russell
As Walter
Sean Connery
As Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair
Blu Mankuma
As Merv
James Fox
As Ned
Roy Scheider
As Russell
Michelle Pfeiffer
As Katya Orlova

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The Russia House is a thrilling drama that follows Barley Scott Blair, a British editor of Russian literature, who is unexpectedly recruited by British intelligence to investigate the purposes of a dissident scientist named Dante, who has written a manuscript detailing the Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities. Barley's mission takes him to Moscow, where he meets the beautiful and mysterious Katya Orlova, who is linked to Dante. As Barley delves deeper into the world of espionage, he must navigate dangerous intrigue and confront his own feelings for Katya, all while trying to prevent a catastrophic outcome for the world. With a star-studded cast, including Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Klaus Maria Brandauer, this movie captures the tense atmosphere of the Cold War era and keeps viewers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

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The Russia House was released in theaters on December 21, 1990.