The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1986-11-21
Genre:Action, Thriller
Duration:100 min
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Simon Langton
Actors:Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud, Felicity Dean
Production:U.K. Productions Entity, Portreeve

Overview:

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...

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