The Osterman Weekend Movie Review 1983

Peckinpah was said to have disliked the story and the script in this, his last film, which could account for the convoluted and confusing end result. Adding to the problem is the traditional difficulty of adapting Ludlum's complex psychological thrillers for the screen. The result: cast members seem to not quite "get it" as they portray a group of friends, one of whom has been convinced by the CIA that the others are all Soviet spies.

Distribution

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Cold War Spies, Strained Suburbia, Books to Film: Robert Ludlum

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Rutger Hauer, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper, John Hurt, Chris Sarandon, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Music

Lalo Schifrin

Producer

Peter S. Davis, William H. Panzer