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The Amateur

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1981-12-11

Runtime: 112 mins

Director: Charles Jarrott

Writer: Diana Maddox

Spoken language: English

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Original title: The Amateur

Production Companies: Balkan Productions, Tiberius Film Productions

Production Countries: Canada

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