The Amateur

The Amateur (1981)

In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.

  • Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1981-12-11
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 16 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Balkan Productions
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Charles Jarrott
star 5.4/10
From 16 Ratings
5.8

Summary

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.

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  • John Savage

    as Charles Heller

  • Christopher Plummer

    as Professor Lakos

  • Marthe Keller

    as Elisabeth

  • Arthur Hill

    as Brewer

  • Nicholas Campbell

    as Schraeger

  • George Coe

    as Rutledge

  • John Marley

    as Molton

  • Jan Rubeš

    as Kaplan

  • Ed Lauter

    as Anderson

  • Miguel Fernandes

    as Botaro

  • Jan Tříska

    as Rodzenko

  • Graham Jarvis

    as Porter

  • Jacques Godin

    as Argus

  • Chapelle Jaffe

    as Gretchen

  • Lynne Griffin

    as Sarah

  • Vlasta Vrana

    as Guide

  • Vladimír Valenta

    as Uncle Ludwig

  • Neil Dainard

    as Slater

  • Lee Broker

    as Sharp-Eyed Man

  • Tedde Moore

    as Newscaster

  • Maruska Stankova

    as Eva Lakos

  • Iréna Mayeska

    as Woman Clerk

  • George Buza

    as Terrorist #4

  • George R. Robertson

    as U.S. Consul

  • John Kerr

    as CIA Security Guard

  • Guy Sanvido

    as News Vendor

  • Robert Beatty

    as Ambassador Neville

  • Walther Reyer

    as Chancellor

  • Peter Wolsdorff

    as General Felder

  • Henry Gomez

    as Master Sergeant

  • Erin Noble

    as Waitress

  • Lisa Schrage

    as Teenage Girl #1

  • Susan Young

    as Teenage Girl #2

  • Anthony Kramreither

    as TV Director

  • Paul Reymont

    as TV Technician

  • Aubrey Taylor

    as Doorman

  • Roman Chabursky

    as Busboy

  • Bob Lem

    as Nakamura

  • Fred Culik

    as Martin

  • Peter Langley

    as Demolitions Expert

  • Harry Hornisch

    as Watcher

  • Helmut Gräf

    as Taxi Driver

  • Vladimir Bondarenko

    as Czech Detective

  • Zdenek Gruner

    as Czech Officer
Directing Charles Jarrott Director
Camera John Coquillon Director of Photography
Writing Robert Littell Screenplay
Writing Robert Littell Novel
Writing Diana Maddox Writer
Camera Mike Rutter Camera Operator
Production Mario Kassar Executive Producer
Production Garth H. Drabinsky Producer
Sound Joe Grimaldi Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Kenneth Wannberg Original Music Composer
Production Joel B. Michaels Producer
Production Andrew G. Vajna Executive Producer
Editing Stephan Fanfara Editor
Production Trevor Williams Production Designer
Art Richard Wilcox Art Direction
Art Rondi Johnson Set Decoration
Art Steve Shewchuk Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Suzanne Grace Costume Designer

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