Soft Targets

About Soft Targets

Stephen Poliakoff's parody of the spy-thriller genre. A Russian diplomat becomes convinced that he is at the centre of a Foreign Office plot.

Soft Targets is a 1982 comedy thriller film directed by Charles Sturridge. It runs 75 minutes and was released in October 1982.

Its themes are paranoia, cold war, suicide attempt, and soviet union.

Ian Holm stars as Alexei, Helen Mirren as Celia, Nigel Havers as Harman, and Celia Gregory as Frances. The screenplay is by Stephen Poliakoff. It streams on Britbox Apple TV channel in the United States.

Red Joan, 23, and Bridge of Spies make useful companions to Soft Targets, all filed under spy.