Summary
When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.
Details
Release Date: September 26, 1980
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (171 votes)
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Cast
Walter Matthau
Miles Kendig
Glenda Jackson
Isobel
Sam Waterston
Jack Cutter
Ned Beatty
Myerson
Herbert Lom
Yaskov
David Matthau
Ross
George Baker
Westlake
Ivor Roberts
Ludlum
Lucy Saroyan
Carla
Severn Darden
Maddox
George Pravda
Saint Breheret
Jacquelyn Hyde
Realtor
Mike Gwilym
Alfie
Terry Beaver
Tobin
Michael Cronin
Policeman #2
Roy Sampson
Police Sergeant
Anne Haney
Mrs. Myerson
Yolanda King
Coffee Shop Manager
Antony Carrick
Salesman in Electric Shop
Jeremy Young
Immigration Officer
Sally Nesbitt
Telephone Operator
Laura Whyte
Myerson's Secretary
Larry Larson
FBI Technician
Richard Moore
Seaplane Pilot
Philip Voss
Helicopter Pilot
Allan Cuthbertson
Chartermain