Movie
Red King, White Knight
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.
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Red King, White Knight was released November 25, 1989. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.
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Cast
Tom SkerrittStoner
Max von SydowSzaz
Helen MirrenAnna
Tom BellTulayev
Neil DudgeonVlasek
Barry CorbinBentick
Clarke PetersJones
Lou HirschBaetzCredits
- Directed by
- Geoff Murphy
- Written by
- Ron Hutchinson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
HBOUnited States- Citadel EntertainmentUnited States
- Zenith EntertainmentUnited Kingdom
- Central Independent TelevisionUnited Kingdom