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The Amateur
In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.
Genres
ActionCrimeThriller
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$8338578
Revenue
$6892098
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1981-12-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
5.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
John Savage
Charles Heller
Christopher Plummer
Professor Lakos
Marthe Keller
Elisabeth
Arthur Hill
Brewer
Nicholas Campbell
Schraeger
George Coe
Rutledge
John Marley
Molton
Jan Rubeš
Kaplan
Ed Lauter
Anderson
Miguel Fernandes
Botaro
Jan Tříska
Rodzenko
Graham Jarvis
Porter
Jacques Godin
Argus
Chapelle Jaffe
Gretchen
Lynne Griffin
Sarah
Vlasta Vrana
Guide
Vladimír Valenta
Uncle Ludwig
Neil Dainard
Slater
Lee Broker
Sharp-Eyed Man
Tedde Moore
Newscaster
Maruska Stankova
Eva Lakos
Iréna Mayeska
Woman Clerk
George Buza
Terrorist #4
George R. Robertson
U.S. Consul
John Kerr
CIA Security Guard
Guy Sanvido
News Vendor
Robert Beatty
Ambassador Neville
Walther Reyer
Chancellor
Peter Wolsdorff
General Felder
Henry Gomez
Master Sergeant
Erin Noble
Waitress
Lisa Schrage
Teenage Girl #1
Susan Young
Teenage Girl #2
Anthony Kramreither
TV Director
Paul Reymont
TV Technician
Aubrey Taylor
Doorman
Roman Chabursky
Busboy
Bob Lem
Nakamura
Fred Culik
Martin
Peter Langley
Demolitions Expert
Harry Hornisch
Watcher
Helmut Gräf
Taxi Driver
Vladimir Bondarenko
Czech Detective
Zdenek Gruner
Czech Officer
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