Red King, White Knight
Seen it?1989 | 86 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Emmy.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Geoff Murphy
- Tom SkerrittStoner
- Max von SydowSzaz
- Helen MirrenAnna
- Tom BellTulayev
- Neil DudgeonVlasek
- Barry CorbinBentick
- Clarke PetersJones
- Lou HirschBaetz
- Kerry ShaleViktor
- Gavan O'HerlihyClancy