Movie · 1981
The Amateur
“In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.”
Released 11 December 1981 112 min Action / Crime / Thriller More from 1981 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
John Marley
as Molton
Jan Rubeš
as Kaplan
Arthur Hill
as Brewer
Vladimír Valenta
as Uncle Ludwig
George Coe
as Rutledge
Christopher Plummer
as Professor Lakos
Graham Jarvis
as Porter
Jacques Godin
as Argus
John Kerr
as CIA Security Guard
Jan Tříska
as Rodzenko
Ed Lauter
as Anderson
Marthe Keller
as Elisabeth
Tedde Moore
as Newscaster
John Savage
as Charles Heller
Vlasta Vrana
as Guide
Nicholas Campbell
as Schraeger
Lynne Griffin
as Sarah
Miguel Fernandes
as Botaro
Chapelle Jaffe
as Gretchen
Guy Sanvido
as News Vendor
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The numbers
0.8×$8m budget became $7m at the box office
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
74John Marley — oldest on the call sheet
29Lynne Griffin — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast