The Osterman Weekend (film)
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The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on the novel written by Robert Ludlum. It was Peckinpah's final film before his death in 1984.
Tagline: What would you do if a total stranger proved to you that your three closest friends were Soviet Agents?
[edit] Main cast
- Rutger Hauer—John Tanner
- John Hurt—Lawrence Fassett
- Dennis Hopper—Richard Tremayne
- Burt Lancaster—Maxwell Danforth
[edit] Plot
John Tanner (Hauer), the host of an investigative news show, is convinced by Lawrence Fassett (Hurt), a CIA agent, that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security. Lawrence believes they are KGB agents.
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| Films directed by Sam Peckinpah |
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| The Deadly Companions • Ride the High Country • Major Dundee • The Wild Bunch • The Ballad of Cable Hogue • Straw Dogs • Junior Bonner • The Getaway • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia • The Killer Elite • Cross of Iron • Convoy • The Osterman Weekend |
