The Osterman Weekend (film)
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Movie poster for The Osterman Weekend |
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Directed by | Sam Peckinpah |
Written by | Novel: Robert Ludlum Adaptation: Ian Masters Screenplay: Alan Sharp |
Starring | Rutger Hauer John Hurt Dennis Hopper Craig T. Nelson Meg Foster Chris Sarandon Burt Lancaster |
Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
Cinematography | John Coquillon |
Release date(s) | 1983 |
IMDb profile |
The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on the novel written by Robert Ludlum. It was Peckinpah's final film before his death in 1984.
Tagline: What would you do if a total stranger proved to you that your three closest friends were Soviet Agents?
[edit] Main cast
- Rutger Hauer—John Tanner
- John Hurt—Lawrence Fassett
- Dennis Hopper—Richard Tremayne
- Craig T. Nelson-Bernard Osterman
- Meg Foster-Ali Tanner
- Chris Sarandon-Joseph Cardone
- Burt Lancaster—Maxwell Danforth
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
John Tanner (Hauer), the host of an investigative news show, is convinced by Lawrence Fassett (Hurt), a CIA agent, that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security. Lawrence believes they are KGB agents.
[edit] External links
Films directed by Sam Peckinpah |
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The Deadly Companions • Ride the High Country • Major Dundee • The Wild Bunch • The Ballad of Cable Hogue • Straw Dogs • Junior Bonner • The Getaway • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia • The Killer Elite • Cross of Iron • Convoy • The Osterman Weekend |