The Russia House
A British publisher is sent a manuscript detailing Soviet Union nuclear missile capabilities. British Intelligence intercept it and recruit him to investigate the author's editor, a beautiful Russian woman he claims never to have met.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Released
- 1990
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1990
Storyline
A British publisher is sent a manuscript detailing Soviet Union nuclear missile capabilities. British Intelligence intercept it and recruit him to investigate the author's editor, a beautiful Russian woman he claims never to have met.
Top credits
Sean Connery — Barley
Michelle Pfeiffer — Katya
Roy Scheider — Russell
James Fox — Ned
Did you know
• The meaning and relevance of the title "The Russia House" is that it refers to the nickname given to the section of the British Secret Service that was assigned to investigating the Soviet Union.
• This movie was the first major movie production from the West to be filmed substantially in the Soviet Union, with full permission from the Russian Government. This movie was filmed on location in Russia, in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The beginning and final scenes were filmed in Lisbon, Portugal.
• Production company Pathé Entertainment Ltd. refused to make this movie without Sir Sean Connery.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $22,997,992
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $4,435,650 (1990-12-25)
User reviews
Slow moving but enjoyable espionage story
Authentically staged, wonderfully scored
Last of the Cold War dramas? (Not for the easily distracted.)
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
