The Russia House

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 21, 1990

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Russian

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Star Partners III Ltd.,Pathé Entertainment,MGM-Pathé Communications,Studio Trite,Star Partners III

Cast

Sean Connery,Michelle Pfeiffer,Roy Scheider,James Fox,John Mahoney,Michael Kitchen,J.T. Walsh,Ken Russell,David Threlfall,Klaus Maria Brandauerand 51 more

Director

Fred Schepisi

Writer

John le Carré,Tom Stoppard

Producer

Paul Maslansky,Fred Schepisi,Nikita Mikhalkov,Leonid Vereshchagin

Cinematography

Ian Baker

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Budget

$21,800,000

Revenue

$22,997,992

IMDb

tt0100530