assassin,central intelligence agency (cia),murdered wife

The Amateur (1981)

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

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Charles Jarrott
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    Charles Heller John Savage
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    Professor Lakos Christopher Plummer
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    Elisabeth Marthe Keller
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    Brewer Arthur Hill
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    Schraeger Nicholas Campbell
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    Rutledge George Coe
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    Molton John Marley
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    Kaplan Jan Rubeš

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Keywords

  • assassin
  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • murdered wife