Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 25, 1989

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Drama, Romance, Thriller, TV Movie

User Score

57%

Original Title

Red King, White Knight

Production Companies

HBO, Citadel Entertainment, Zenith Entertainment

Director

Geoff Murphy

Description

The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.