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Bookmark this pageThe Kremlin Letter (1969)
Director: John Huston
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From Time Out Film Guide
Starting out as an all-star espionage saga with a state secret as the supposed Grail, this quickly reveals itself as a serpentine tale of treachery and double-dealing. What makes the film so powerful is that where before such films have generally titillated us with their stories of violence and sex in defence of one's country, Huston structures his film around such expectations, so forcing us to take account of his spies' actions. The resulting film is possibly the clearest statement of Huston's vision of a cruel and senseless world in operation.Author: CPe
Cast & crew
Director: John Huston
Producer: Carter De Haven Jr, Sam Wiesenthal
Cast: Richard Boone, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow, Patrick O'Neal, Orson Welles, Ronald Radd, Nigel Green, Dean Jagger, Lila Kedrova, Barbara Parkins, George Sanders, John Huston full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 121 mins
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