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Synopsis: KGB agent Major Valeri Petrofsky has been reassigned at the request of the KGB Chairman for a secret mission wherein he is sent to England to establish a residence near an American military base and receive various items from couriers from the USSR. John Preston is the top British spy catcher, currently at odds with his superior because he doesn't lick his boots. After he conducts an operation without his superior's permission caused his superior some embarrassment, he is reassigned to the menial task of overseeing airports and ports. One day one the couriers Petrofsky was expecting comes off a freighter has an accident which leaves him dead. Preston is informed by the pathologist that the man is not a seaman so Preston goes through his things and finds that he was carrying something which he is told is an atomic bomb component. Preston now suspects that someone is bringing in parts for an atomic bomb, his superior doesn't want to let Preston be proven right so he doesn't authorize fur
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): John Mackenzie
Production: Lorimar Home Video
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
R
Year:
1987
119 min
393 Views


are you mounting over there?

Whose authority has been

on all these transfers?

Govorshin!

But Comrade, General Chairman Govorshin

knows nothing about Western Europe.

That's why I was sure that

you knew of it.

Pavel Petrovitch, old friend,

I give you my word.

I'm not the one

who's wrecking your department.

Then what the hell is going on?

Yevgeni Sergevitch, I'm sorry.

I thought that you...

No. No. In your position

I would have thought the same.

So, who is advising Govorshin

on England, apart from ourselves?

Do you think he's trying

to embarrass you?

Maybe remover you?

Not as far as I know.

No... He and I have not had any,

er fireside chats lately.

Something's wrong here, Yevgeni.

Take care.

Take care.

I'll look into it.

Stay well old friend.

And stay silent.

By the way, what's the name?

What's the name of the legend?

The name of the legend?

Ross.

James Edward Ross.

Mr Ross?

Yes?

I'm so sorry I'm late...

I'm Jill Dunkley.

How do you do?

It's absolute bloody mayhem out there!

I'm sorry?

The traffic. Quite frightening.

I got stuck for half

an hour behind

some motorised carrot pulper

or something.

Anyway, I gather you're looking for

a three month leg?

Yes, that kind of thing.

Are you a single man, Mr Ross?

My wife will be joining me as soon

as we sell our house in Plymouth.

Oh, well that's nice.

This is the attic, upstairs.

I see. Thank you.

Then there's the bathroom

and this is the second bedroom.

Of course one does hear

the occasional sound from

the Baywaters American Airbase.

But I hope it doesn't bother you.

No.

That doesn't bother me at all.

Yes?

General...

Tell the first courier to proceed.

Yes sir.

Would passengers arriving

on swiss Air Flight 307,

please collect their luggage...

Hey...

You must be our new neighbour.

I suppose I must be. Jim Ross.

Tome McWhirter.

Any time you feel

like dropping around, huh?

I'll do that. Thank you.

You're a problem, Preston.

You see, while you've been away,

young Mayhurst has

been heading up your section.

And he's done

an excellent job very thorough so

of course it would be grossly unfair

to push him back to his second slot now

But, as luck would have it,

a vacancy has suddenly appeared.

In C5.

C5!

That's airports and ports, isn't it?

Do you know, I do believe it is.

But I think you could look on it as

a real career move.

Well, you can't keep a good man down,

can you Mr Smith?

Well, I expect your talents

will be equally appreciated

in airports and ports.

John this telex just came in for you.

Give it to 'young Mayhurst'.

I don't work here anymore.

Where are you working then?

In airports and bloody ports.

Hey, seaman?

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Frederick Forsyth

Frederick McCarthy Forsyth (born 25 August 1938) is an English author, former journalist and spy, and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List. Forsyth's works frequently appear on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. He has sold more than 70 million books in total. more…

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