The Amateur (1981)

12/11/1981 (CA) • Action, Crime, Thriller • 1h 52m

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

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.

The Amateur (1981)

12/11/1981 (CA) • 1h 52m

Action, Crime, Thriller

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Savage

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Elisabeth

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Nicholas Campbell

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George Coe

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John Marley

Molton

Jan Rubeš

Kaplan

Ed Lauter

Anderson

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$8,338,578.00

Revenue

$6,892,098.00

Keywords

assassin

central intelligence agency (cia)

murdered wife

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