When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a deadly biochemical weapon called the Red Death has been stolen from him. He'll pay Harry handsomely to retrieve it. An ex-spy friend tips Harry off that it's being sent to Beijing by train, aboard which we begin to learn whose side everyone's really on.
George Mihalka | Director |
Len Deighton | Characters |
Alexandr Golutva | Executive Producer |
John Dunning | Producer |
André Link | Producer |
Peter Benison | Director of Photography |
Terry Cole | Director of Photography |
Rick Wakeman | Music |
Yury Pashigorev | Production Design |
Chris Tulloch | Production Design |