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Red King, White Knight

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Learning of a plot by disgruntled KGB agents to kill the Soviet General Secretary, the CIA sends retired agent Stoner (Tom Skerritt) to the Soviet Union to determine the truth of the assassination rumors. After confirming that a group of men led by Tulayev (Tom Bell) is preparing to strike, Stoner turns to his former girlfriend Anna (Helen Mirren) for help. The KGB sends ex-agent Szaz (Max von Sydow) to kill Stoner, but instead the two spies join forces to stop the shooting.

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Audience Member Hamfisted but entertaining spy thriller about an agent (Skerrit) sent to verify a Russian plot to kill Gorby. A few intelligence community inaccuracies, such as spooks shouting about their business in public, and doing other stupid things to call attention to themselves, security personnel not going over ground areas with a metal detector where Gorby will appear, etc. Idiotic Helen Mirin'sid idiotic part could have been almost totally eliminated with no loss to the film. Worse, her hair looks atrocious in this film, as bad as Mrs. Ropers in Three's Company. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Learning of a plot by disgruntled KGB agents to kill the Soviet General Secretary, the CIA sends retired agent Stoner (Tom Skerritt) to the Soviet Union to determine the truth of the assassination rumors. After confirming that a group of men led by Tulayev (Tom Bell) is preparing to strike, Stoner turns to his former girlfriend Anna (Helen Mirren) for help. The KGB sends ex-agent Szaz (Max von Sydow) to kill Stoner, but instead the two spies join forces to stop the shooting.
Director
Geoff Murphy
Producer
John Kemeny
Production Co
Citadel Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO), HBO Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 44m