Red King, White Knight Movie Review 1989

An assassin tries to kill Mikhail Gorbachev during superpower peace talks. Ex-spook Skerritt returns to duty to thwart him. Better than most "topical" thrillers.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 106 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Hit Men/Women, Assassination

Cast

Tom Skerritt, Max von Sydow, Helen Mirren

Director

Geoff Murphy

Producer

HBO Pictures, Zenith