The Russia House

About The Russia House

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

Fred Schepisi's The Russia House is a 1990 romance thriller film. Released in December 1990, it runs 118 minutes.

The film is filed under central intelligence agency (CIA), soviet union, secret mission, and ex-lover. It is adapted from a novel.

Sean Connery appears as Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair, Michelle Pfeiffer as Katya Orlova, Roy Scheider as Russell, and James Fox as Ned. The screenplay is by Tom Stoppard. Produced by MGM-Pathé Communications.

Apocalypse Now, The Bourne Ultimatum, and Mission: Impossible II make useful companions to The Russia House. TMDB voters put it at 6.1 out of 10 across 341 votes and it carries a R rating.