Poster of The Russia House

The Russia House

Plot: Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.
Release Date: Friday, December 21 1990
34 years ago
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Romance
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Cast

Portrait of Sean ConnerySean Connery. Sean Connery was 60 in The Russia House as 'Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 25 1930 –
Died: Sat, Oct 31 2020
Portrait of Michelle PfeifferMichelle Pfeiffer. Michelle Pfeiffer was 32 in The Russia House as 'Katya Orlova'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 29 1958
Portrait of Roy ScheiderRoy Scheider. Roy Scheider was 58 in The Russia House as 'Russell'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 10 1932 –
Died: Sun, Feb 10 2008
Portrait of James FoxJames Fox. James Fox was 51 in The Russia House as 'Ned'.
Birthday: Fri, May 19 1939
Portrait of John MahoneyJohn Mahoney. John Mahoney was 50 in The Russia House as 'Brady'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 20 1940 –
Died: Sun, Feb 04 2018
Portrait of Michael KitchenMichael Kitchen. Michael Kitchen was 42 in The Russia House as 'Clive'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 31 1948
Portrait of J. T. WalshJ. T. Walsh. J. T. Walsh was 47 in The Russia House as 'Colonel Quinn'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 28 1943 –
Died: Fri, Feb 27 1998
Portrait of Ken RussellKen Russell. Ken Russell was 63 in The Russia House as 'Walter'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 03 1927 –
Died: Sun, Nov 27 2011
Portrait of David ThrelfallDavid Threlfall. David Threlfall was 37 in The Russia House as 'Wicklow'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1953
Portrait of Klaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria Brandauer. Klaus Maria Brandauer was 47 in The Russia House as 'Dante'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 22 1943
Portrait of Mac McDonaldMac McDonald. Mac McDonald was 42 in The Russia House as 'Bob'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 18 1948
Portrait of Nicholas WoodesonNicholas Woodeson. Nicholas Woodeson was 41 in The Russia House as 'Niki Landau'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 30 1949
Portrait of Martin ClunesMartin Clunes. Martin Clunes was 29 in The Russia House as 'Brock'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 28 1961
Portrait of Ian McNeiceIan McNeice. Ian McNeice was 40 in The Russia House as 'Merrydew'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 02 1950
Portrait of Colin StintonColin Stinton. Colin Stinton was 43 in The Russia House as 'Henziger'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 10 1947
Portrait of Denys HawthorneDenys Hawthorne. Denys Hawthorne was 58 in The Russia House as 'Paddy'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 09 1932 –
Died: Fri, Oct 16 2009
Portrait of George RothGeorge Roth. George Roth was 32 in The Russia House as 'Cy'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 21 1958
Portrait of Peter MarinkerPeter Marinker. Peter Marinker was 49 in The Russia House as 'U.S. Scientist'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 28 1941
Portrait of Ellen HurstEllen Hurst. Ellen Hurst was >> in The Russia House as 'Anna'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter KnupfferPeter Knupffer. Peter Knupffer was >> in The Russia House as 'Sergey'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nikolai PastukhovNikolai Pastukhov. Nikolai Pastukhov was 67 in The Russia House as 'Uncle Matvey'.
Birthday: Sun, May 13 1923 –
Died: Fri, May 23 2014
Portrait of Jason SalkeyJason Salkey. Jason Salkey was 28 in The Russia House as 'Johnny'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 24 1962
Portrait of Eric AnzumonylnEric Anzumonyln. Eric Anzumonyln was >> in The Russia House as 'Nasayan'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daniel WoźniakDaniel Woźniak. Daniel Woźniak was >> in The Russia House as 'Zapadny'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Giorgi AnjaparidzeGiorgi Anjaparidze. Giorgi Anjaparidze was >> in The Russia House as 'Yuri'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladek NikiforovVladek Nikiforov. Vladek Nikiforov was >> in The Russia House as 'Tout'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Christopher LawfordChristopher Lawford. Christopher Lawford was 35 in The Russia House as 'Larry'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 29 1955 –
Died: Tue, Sep 04 2018
Portrait of Mark LaMuraMark LaMura. Mark LaMura was 42 in The Russia House as 'Todd'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 18 1948 –
Died: Mon, Sep 11 2017
Portrait of Blu MankumaBlu Mankuma. Blu Mankuma was 42 in The Russia House as 'Merv'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 05 1948
Portrait of Tuck MilliganTuck Milligan. Tuck Milligan was 41 in The Russia House as 'Stanley'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 25 1949
Portrait of Jay BenedictJay Benedict. Jay Benedict was 39 in The Russia House as 'Spikey'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 11 1951 –
Died: Sat, Apr 04 2020
Portrait of David TimsonDavid Timson. David Timson was 40 in The Russia House as 'George'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1950
Portrait of Yelena StroyevaYelena Stroyeva. Yelena Stroyeva was >> in The Russia House as 'Anastasia'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fyodor SmirnovFyodor Smirnov. Fyodor Smirnov was 33 in The Russia House as 'Watcher'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 24 1957 –
Died: Sat, Dec 13 2008
Portrait of Pavel SirotinPavel Sirotin. Pavel Sirotin was 44 in The Russia House as 'Watcher'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 20 1946 –
Died: Tue, May 29 2018
Portrait of Paul JutkevitchPaul Jutkevitch. Paul Jutkevitch was >> in The Russia House as 'Misha'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David HenryDavid Henry. David Henry was >> in The Russia House as 'Jr. Minister - Whitehall'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Wed, Aug 09 2023
Portrait of Martin WennerMartin Wenner. Martin Wenner was >> in The Russia House as 'Scientist - Whitehall'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Paul RatteePaul Rattee. Paul Rattee was >> in The Russia House as 'Army Officer - Whitehall'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Simon TemplemanSimon Templeman. Simon Templeman was 36 in The Russia House as 'Psychoanalyst - Whitehall'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 28 1954
Portrait of Gina NikiforovGina Nikiforov. Gina Nikiforov was >> in The Russia House as 'Russian Guest'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Raisa RyazanovaRaisa Ryazanova. Raisa Ryazanova was 46 in The Russia House as 'Russian Guest'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 31 1944
Portrait of Kate LockKate Lock. Kate Lock was >> in The Russia House as 'Jacky'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Charlotte CornwellCharlotte Cornwell. Charlotte Cornwell was 41 in The Russia House as 'Charlotte'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 26 1949 –
Died: Sat, Jan 16 2021
Portrait of Craig CrosbieCraig Crosbie. Craig Crosbie was >> in The Russia House as 'Technician'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keith EdwardsKeith Edwards. Keith Edwards was >> in The Russia House as 'Hoover'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michael FitzpatrickMichael Fitzpatrick. Michael Fitzpatrick was >> in The Russia House as 'Hoover'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rob FreemanRob Freeman. Rob Freeman was >> in The Russia House as 'Hoover'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gennady VenovGennady Venov. Gennady Venov was >> in The Russia House as 'Katya's Father'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Aleksandr YatskoAleksandr Yatsko. Aleksandr Yatsko was 32 in The Russia House as 'Russian Writer'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 13 1958
Portrait of Vladimir ZunetovVladimir Zunetov. Vladimir Zunetov was >> in The Russia House as 'Dan'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jack RaymondJack Raymond. Jack Raymond was >> in The Russia House as 'Lev'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David RyallDavid Ryall. David Ryall was 55 in The Russia House as 'Colonial Type'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 05 1935 –
Died: Thu, Dec 25 2014
Portrait of Nikolay DikNikolay Dik. Nikolay Dik was 31 in The Russia House as 'major of KGB'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 22 1959
Portrait of Alexei JawdokimovAlexei Jawdokimov. Alexei Jawdokimov was 53 in The Russia House as 'Arkady'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1937 –
Died: Sun, Sep 01 2019
Portrait of Constantine GregoryConstantine Gregory. Constantine Gregory was 48 in The Russia House as 'KGB Interviewer'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 16 1942
Portrait of Sergey ReusenkoSergey Reusenko. Sergey Reusenko was >> in The Russia House as 'KGB Man'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yegueshe TsturvanYegueshe Tsturvan. Yegueshe Tsturvan was >> in The Russia House as 'Flute Player'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jonty ReasonJonty Reason. Jonty Reason was >> in The Russia House as 'Delegate (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladimir KuznetsovVladimir Kuznetsov. Vladimir Kuznetsov was 34 in The Russia House as 'company representative (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 04 1956 –
Died: Tue, Nov 23 2021
Portrait of Vladimir SidorovVladimir Sidorov. Vladimir Sidorov was >> in The Russia House as 'an officer of the Leningrad police'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Fred SchepisiFred Schepisi. Fred Schepisi was 50 in The Russia House as 'Director, Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 26 1939
Portrait of Ian BakerIan Baker. Ian Baker was >> in The Russia House as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jim MorahanJim Morahan. Jim Morahan was 54 in The Russia House as 'Assistant Art Director'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 16 1936 –
Died: Thu, Feb 17 2011
Portrait of Michael StevensonMichael Stevenson. Michael Stevenson was >> in The Russia House as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Adam SomnerAdam Somner. Adam Somner was 23 in The Russia House as 'Third Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1967 –
Died: Wed, Nov 27 2024
Portrait of Tom StoppardTom Stoppard. Tom Stoppard was 53 in The Russia House as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 03 1937
Portrait of Paul MaslanskyPaul Maslansky. Paul Maslansky was 57 in The Russia House as 'Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 23 1933
Portrait of Nikita MikhalkovNikita Mikhalkov. Nikita Mikhalkov was 45 in The Russia House as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Oct 21 1945
Portrait of Leonid VereshchaginLeonid Vereshchagin. Leonid Vereshchagin was 37 in The Russia House as 'Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Aug 25 1953
Portrait of Beth Jochem BesterveldBeth Jochem Besterveld. Beth Jochem Besterveld was >> in The Russia House as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter HonessPeter Honess. Peter Honess was >> in The Russia House as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mark EllisMark Ellis. Mark Ellis was >> in The Russia House as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jerry GoldsmithJerry Goldsmith. Jerry Goldsmith was 61 in The Russia House as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, Feb 10 1929 –
Died: Wed, Jul 21 2004
Portrait of Simon FinneySimon Finney. Simon Finney was >> in The Russia House as 'Second Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Romo GorraraRomo Gorrara. Romo Gorrara was 58 in The Russia House as 'Stunt Coordinator'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 24 1932 –
Died: Thu, Dec 04 1997
Portrait of John le CarréJohn le Carré. John le Carré was 59 in The Russia House as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, Oct 19 1931 –
Died: Sat, Dec 12 2020