The Amateur (1981)
1h 52m
Running Time
December 11, 1981Release Date
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
Charles Heller
Christopher Plummer
Professor Lakos
Marthe Keller
Elisabeth
Arthur Hill
Brewer
Nicholas Campbell
Schraeger
Charles Jarrott
Director
George Coe
Rutledge
Robert Littell
Writer
John Marley
Molton
Diana Maddox
Writer
Jan Rubeš
Kaplan
Garth Drabinsky
Producer
Garth H. Drabinsky
Producer
Ed Lauter
Anderson
Miguel Fernandes
Botaro
Joel B. Michaels
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 11, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
Budget$8,338,578
Box Office$6,892,098
Filming LocationsToronto, Canada
Genres
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.