The Amateur (1981)
1h 52m
Running Time
December 11, 1981Release Date
![Watch The Amateur Trailer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/55443-the-amateur.webp)
Plot.
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.
![John Savage](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92-john-savage.webp)
John Savage
Charles Heller
![Christopher Plummer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5761-christopher-plummer.webp)
Christopher Plummer
Professor Lakos
![Marthe Keller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19216-marthe-keller.webp)
Marthe Keller
Elisabeth
![Arthur Hill](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33447-arthur-hill.webp)
Arthur Hill
Brewer
![Nicholas Campbell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8479-nicholas-campbell.webp)
Nicholas Campbell
Schraeger
![Charles Jarrott](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/70391-charles-jarrott.webp)
Charles Jarrott
Director
![George Coe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20464-george-coe.webp)
George Coe
Rutledge
![Robert Littell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Littell
Writer
![John Marley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7-john-marley.webp)
John Marley
Molton
![Diana Maddox](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Diana Maddox
Writer
![Jan Rubeš](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/14879-jan-rubes.webp)
Jan Rubeš
Kaplan
![Garth Drabinsky](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Garth Drabinsky
Producer
![Garth H. Drabinsky](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Garth H. Drabinsky
Producer
![Ed Lauter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4404-ed-lauter.webp)
Ed Lauter
Anderson
![Miguel Fernandes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/198089-miguel-fernandes.webp)
Miguel Fernandes
Botaro
![Joel B. Michaels](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joel B. Michaels
Producer
Media.
![The Amateur](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/55443-the-amateur.webp)
Details.
Release DateDecember 11, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
Budget$8,338,578
Box Office$6,892,098
Filming LocationsToronto, Canada
Genres
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Wiki.
The Amateur is a 1981 Canadian crime thriller film directed by Charles Jarrott and written by Robert Littell and Diana Maddox, based on Littell's 1981 novel of the same name. It stars John Savage, Christopher Plummer, and Marthe Keller.