Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Seen it?1996 | 86 min | Thriller, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for spy-story fans and anyone who likes comedy with a point. Nobody is quite who they seem. If you loved Skyfall or Three Days of the Condor, start here. The jokes have targets, and it hits most of them.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 26 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nick" Petrov, ex-CIA agent Craig, and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky. They take on the job of finding 1000 grams of weapons-grade plutonium stolen from the Russian government, though they do not know the identity of their client.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Douglas Jackson
- Michael CaineHarry Palmer
- Jason ConneryNikolai Petrov
- Michael GambonAlex
- Michael SarrazinCraig
- Lev PrygunovColonel Gradsky
- Olga AnokhinaGreta
- Anatoli DavydovYuri
- John Dunn-HillLouis
- Yevgeni ZharikovFeodor
- Michelle BurkeBrandy