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The Russia House

Their love was as dangerous as the secrets they kept.

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.

19901h 58mRDrama, Thriller, Romance

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About The Russia House

Directors
Fred Schepisi
Cast
Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox, John Mahoney, Michael Kitchen
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Romance
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America, Soviet Union
Status
Released

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