November 25, 1989
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Red King, White Knight (1989)

Name: Red King, White Knight
Genre: Romance, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1989-11-25

1h 26m

Running Time

November 25, 1989
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Plot.

The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.

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Details.

Release Date
November 25, 1989

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 26m

Content Rating
R

Genres
Romance Drama Thriller

Wiki.

Red King, White Knight is a 1989 American political thriller television film directed by Geoff Murphy and written by Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Tom Skerritt as Bill Stoner, a retired CIA operative who is sent to the Soviet Union to determine the truth behind assassination rumors. It also stars Max von Sydow as his old KGB adversary Szaz and Helen Mirren as his former girlfriend Anna.

At the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards, von Sydow was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role in the film.